Iron Curtain

A piercingly evocative East-West love story'' The TimesThis is a story of East and West. A story of love, betrayal, and lost illusions...The end of the Cold War seems unimaginable for Milena, a Red Princess trapped in a lifetime of limitless luxury.Yet when she meets Jason, a confident British poet, it''s not long before she''s secretly planning her escape to Britain.1980s London defies her privileged expectations. And when she discovers Jason''s concept of freedom confronts her deepest-held beliefs, the very ideas of family and state come into question...''A wonderful, perfectly-pitched novel: full of delightful intrigue and wry insight about the human predicament and its unique tensions'' William Boyd''Witty, poignant and full of surprises - every detail of this cross-cultural story of love and disillusionment rings true'' Clare Chambers