![]() They must struggle against destiny and despair as they find themselves in the fight of their lives. As the Second World War moves into its final violent phase, Tatiana and Alexander are surrounded by the ghosts of their past and each other. For him, Russia’s war is not over, and both victory and defeat will mean certain death. An American trapped in Russia since adolescence, he has been serving in the Red Army and posing as a Soviet citizen to protect himself. ![]() Meanwhile, Alexander faces the greatest danger he’s ever known. However, her grief is inescapable and she keeps hearing Alexander calling out to her. In wartime New York City she finds work, friends and a life beyond her dreams. ![]() ![]() Her husband, Major Alexander Belov, a decorated hero of the Soviet Union, has been arrested by Stalin’s infamous secret police and is awaiting imminent death as a traitor and a spy. Tatiana is eighteen years old and pregnant when she miraculously escapes war-torn Leningrad to the West, believing herself to be a widow. The Bridge to Holy Cross is a powerful story of love and hope - a passionate and epic love story from the Russian-born author of The Bronze Horseman. ![]()
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