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Hearts in exile
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ISBN10: 9309335793
ISBN13: 9789309335792
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Nov 8 2026
Pages: 162
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.37 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9789309335792
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Nov 8 2026
Pages: 162
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.37 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
How much private happiness can conscience permit when an entire people is suffering? Hope Arskaïa, an intellectually driven reformer in imperial Russia, has devoted herself to helping the oppressed, yet her commitment places love, security and social duty in painful opposition. Paul Pavlof loves her, while another man's wealth could provide the resources her humanitarian work demands. Every choice carries consequences beyond the personal. Political persecution presses upon the novel's romantic conflict, turning affection into a test of sacrifice and devotion. Autocratic repression, surveillance and imprisonment shape a society in which reform is dangerous and separation can be imposed without mercy. Rather than treating love as an escape from public responsibility, the story asks whether domestic happiness can survive a life governed by conscience-and whether service to others must exact an intimate cost. The Siberian penal system gives this historical novel its starkest dimension. Along the convict road to Kara, disease, exile and forced separation reveal the human burden of political oppression, while the struggle to aid prisoners keeps humanitarian reform firmly in view. Romance and political fiction meet in a searching examination of loyalty: to a beloved person, to a moral cause and to those denied freedom. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.
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