Ebook {Epub PDF} Snowdrops by A.D. Miller

Snowdrops is the first novel by A.D. Miller, formerly the Moscow correspondent of The Economist. Snowdrops is published in January by Atlantic in Britain, and in February by Doubleday in the United States and Harper Canada. It is also published in 25 other countries and languages. A.D. Miller's Snowdrops is a riveting psychological drama that unfolds over the course of one Moscow winter, as a thirty-something Englishman's moral compass is spun by the seductive opportunities revealed to him by a new Russia: a land of hedonism and desperation, corruption and kindness, magical dachas and debauched nightclubs; a place where secrets - and corpses- come t/5. There are no love stories. There are only crime stories." In the last resort, Miller's book is a thriller with a soul, much in the manner of Martin Cruz Smith's GORKY PARK, though from an expatriate perspective. It begins with a "snowdrop," the Moscow term for a dead body buried in /5().

Snowdrops. by A. D. Miller. 1. Is Nick Platt, the narrator of Snowdrops, a good man who turns bad, a bad man to start with, or neither? 2. Towards the end of the book, Nick says that Masha "had a better excuse.". Do you think Snowdrops is at heart a story about corrupt Russians or corruptible westerners? Snowdrops: A. D. Miller: Doubleday () Rating: *** Tags: Mystery, Thriller, Contemporary: SHORTLISTED for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction An intense psychological drama that echoes sophisticated entertainments like Gorky Park and *The Talented Mr. Ripley. *. A.D. Miller's Snowdrops is a riveting psychological drama that unfolds over the course of one Moscow winter, as a thirty-something Englishman's moral compass is spun by the seductive opportunities revealed to him by a new Russia: a land of hedonism and desperation, corruption and kindness, magical dachas and debauched nightclubs; a place where secrets - and corpses- come t.

Snowdrops is both a very good novel and a slightly disappointing one. Good, because the writing has tremendous pace and energy. Good, because the writing has tremendous pace and energy. Written by AD Miller — A snowdrop is a lovely flower, but as this book explains in its first few pages, it’s also the Russian vernacular for a dead body that turns up when the snow melts. Each spring, Moscow’s icy drifts subside, and the authorities find all the drunks, vagrants and murder victims who went missing in the frozen months. There are no love stories. There are only crime stories." In the last resort, Miller's book is a thriller with a soul, much in the manner of Martin Cruz Smith's GORKY PARK, though from an expatriate perspective. It begins with a "snowdrop," the Moscow term for a dead body buried in the snow and emerging after a long winter.