Great Historical Novels
“Several of Elias’s musicians came to work with lurid tales passed on by neighbours, or the friends of neighbours, or the neighbours of friends. ‘Like the best fishing tale,’ said Alexander, ‘the shells become bigger and louder with every mouth.’ He alone seemed unfazed by the news that the crucial junction at Mga had fallen; that rail lines east to Tikhvin and Moscow and south to Luga had been cut, leaving one tenuous link across Lake Ladoga. In spite of the fact that bread rations had been fur...ther reduced and food supplies would barely last a month, in spite of the fact that German shells were now raining down on factories and churches, ripping up the streets and setting rooftops alight, Alexander sat back and cracked jokes — though no one laughed.Today he was disrupting rehearsal with more stories. ‘Yuri’s sister-in-law was out shopping,’ he said in a dramatic voice, ‘and suddenly she heard a faraway screaming.’ ‘It was more of a moaning than a screaming,’ interrupted Katerina Ginka.MoreLess
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