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Reviewed on November 1, 2001
Dunmore was awarded England's first Orange Prize for her debut novel, A Spell of Winter. Here, with exquisite precision, she explores the physical and emotional sensations experienced by aspiring artist Anna during the first winter of the siege of Leningrad. The story opens in the summer of 1941 with the city's inhabitants working brutally hard to shore up defenses against the invading Germans. As the noose tight...Log In or Sign Up to Read More