The Besieged

The Besieged is a beautifully observed account of one of the defining moments of twentieth-century history: the Siege of Leningrad. The Siege began in September 1941, when German forces severed the last connection to the city, and was to last for 872 days, during which the dying population suffered horrors almost beyond the powers of description.

Auteur

Caroline Walton is the author of Ivan Petrov - Russia through a Shot Glass, Little Tenement on the Volga, and The Voice of Leningrad, which won the New London Writers' Award. A fluent Russian speaker, Caroline lives in North London with her Ukrainian husband.