About the book
This thoughtful spy novel cum love story is set mainly in Estonia during the dying days of the Soviet Union but also in Russia Finland and Sweden. A group of young pro-independence dissidents devise an elaborate scheme for smuggling copies of KGB files out of the country and their fates become entangled through family and romantic ties with the security services never far behind them.
Through multiple viewpoints the author evokes the curious minutiae of everyday life offers wry observations on the period through personal experience and asks universal questions about how interpersonal relationships are affected when caught up in momentous historical changes.
This sometimes wistful examination of how the Estonian Republic was reborn after a long and stultifying hiatus speaks also of the courage and complex chemistry of those who pushed against a regime whose then weakness could not have been known to them.
Editions of The Death of the Perfect Sentence
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781908251701
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This thoughtful spy novel cum love story is set mainly in Estonia during the dying days of the Soviet Union but also in Russia Finland and Sweden. A group of young pro-independence dissidents devise an elaborate scheme for smuggling copies of KGB files out of the country and their fates become entangled through family and romantic ties with the security services never far behind them.
Through multiple viewpoints the author evokes the curious minutiae of everyday life offers wry observations on the period through personal experience and asks universal questions about how interpersonal relationships are affected when caught up in momentous historical changes.
This sometimes wistful examination of how the Estonian Republic was reborn after a long and stultifying hiatus speaks also of the courage and complex chemistry of those who pushed against a regime whose then weakness could not have been known to them.
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What is The Death of the Perfect Sentence about?
This thoughtful spy novel cum love story is set mainly in Estonia during the dying days of the Soviet Union but also in Russia Finland and Sweden. A group of young pro-independence dissidents devise an elaborate scheme for smuggling copies of KGB files out of the country and their fates become entangled through family and romantic ties with the security services never far behind them.
Through multiple viewpoints the author evokes the curious minutiae of everyday life offers wry observations on the period through personal experience and asks universal questions about how interpersonal relationships are affected when caught up in momentous historical changes.
This sometimes wistful examination of how the Estonian Republic was reborn after a long and stultifying hiatus speaks also of the courage and complex chemistry of those who pushed against a regime whose then weakness could not have been known to them.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Death of the Perfect Sentence?
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Where can I read a sample of The Death of the Perfect Sentence?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781908251701
Is The Death of the Perfect Sentence part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Changelings
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Death of the Perfect Sentence?
Vagabond Voices
Who is the Publisher of the book The Death of the Perfect Sentence?
Vagabond Voices
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Death of the Perfect Sentence is available as paperback(ISBN 9781908251701)