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Lev and Svetlana, kept apart for fourteen years by the Second World War and the Gulag, stayed true to each other and exchanged thousands of secret letters as Lev battled to survive in Stalin's camps. This book tells the story of two young Russians whose love survived Stalin's Gulag.
A poignant record ... as fascinating and inspiring as it is heartbreaking ... It is impossible to read without shedding tears
This powerful narrative by a distinguished historian will take its place not just in history but in literature
Electrifying, passionate, devoted, despairing, exhilarating ... a tale of hope, resilience, grit and love
Remarkable ... moving... possesses extraordinary value ... a notable contribution to Gulag literature
Immensely touching ... [a] heartening gem of a book
The remarkable true story of a love affair between two Soviet citizens ... as much a literary challenge as a historical one: the book can be read as a non-fiction novel
Figes has achieved something extraordinary ... the gulag story lacks individuals for us to sympathise with: a Primo Levi, an Anne Frank or even an Oskar Schindler. Just Send Me Word may well be the book to change that ... the kind of love that most of us can only dream of
Remarkable ... Figes, selecting and then interpreting this mass of letters, makes them tell two kinds of story. The first is a uniquely detailed narrative of the gulag, of the callous, slatternly universe which consumed millions of lives ... The second is about two people determined not to lose each other
A quiet, moving and memorable account of life in a totalitarian state ... The book often reads like a novel ... captivating
Orlando Figes has wrought something beautiful from dark times
A heart-rending record of extraordinary human endurance
[A] remarkable tale of love and devotion during the worst years of the USSR ... [Figes's] fine narrative pacing enhances this moving, memorable story
A poignant record ... as fascinating and inspiring as it is heartbreaking ... It is impossible to read without shedding tears
This powerful narrative by a distinguished historian will take its place not just in history but in literature
Electrifying, passionate, devoted, despairing, exhilarating ... a tale of hope, resilience, grit and love
Remarkable ... moving... possesses extraordinary value ... a notable contribution to Gulag literature
Immensely touching ... [a] heartening gem of a book
The remarkable true story of a love affair between two Soviet citizens ... as much a literary challenge as a historical one: the book can be read as a non-fiction novel
Figes has achieved something extraordinary ... the gulag story lacks individuals for us to sympathise with: a Primo Levi, an Anne Frank or even an Oskar Schindler. Just Send Me Word may well be the book to change that ... the kind of love that most of us can only dream of
Remarkable ... Figes, selecting and then interpreting this mass of letters, makes them tell two kinds of story. The first is a uniquely detailed narrative of the gulag, of the callous, slatternly universe which consumed millions of lives ... The second is about two people determined not to lose each other
A quiet, moving and memorable account of life in a totalitarian state ... The book often reads like a novel ... captivating
Orlando Figes has wrought something beautiful from dark times
A heart-rending record of extraordinary human endurance
[A] remarkable tale of love and devotion during the worst years of the USSR ... [Figes's] fine narrative pacing enhances this moving, memorable story
'The great storyteller of modern Russian historians' Financial Times
Orlando Figes was granted exclusive access to the thousands of letters between Lev and Sveta that form the foundation of Just Send Me Word, and he was able to interview the couple in person, then in their nineties. These real-time and largely uncensored letters form the largest cache of Gulag letters ever found.
Figes is Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London. He is the author of Peasant Russia, Civil War, A People's Tragedy, Natasha's Dance, The Whisperers and Crimea. He lives in Cambridge and London. His books have been translated into over twenty languages.