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The novel follows Yuri, a young boy growing up in the Soviet Union where freedom of thought is forbidden and neighbors are encouraged to report any dissent. When a careless comment puts him at risk, he receives a harsh sentence that transports him to a remote, frigid labor camp. Stripped of familiar support, Yuri must decide whom he can trust and whether escape is possible, while navigating the brutal realities of life behind the Iron Curtain.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Anne Fine
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