The Weeping and the Laughter

by NoelBarber (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1988

  $6.92

• Used

  Paperback
  1995

  $3.27

  This story describes the dramatic lives of Prince Dmitri Korolev and his family caught up in the upheavals of European revolution and war. They flee Russia in 1919, escape to Switzerland and then Paris, but, with the Second World War, they come under further pressure from the Communist police. The author worked for many years in Paris as a foreign correspondent and wrote several novels including Tanamera , A Farewell to France , A Woman of Cairo and The Other Side of Paradise .

• Used

  Hardcover
  1988

  $4.54

  This a panoramic novel of Europe during the glamorous and dangerous years between the wars. It tells of the loves and adventures of the family of Prince Dmitri Korolev - especially the twins Nicki and Rudi, and their cousin Natasha. The story begins with the family's escape from the Russian Revolution and follows their progress through Switzerland to the bustle and excitement of Paris. Rudi becomes separated along the way and the brothers grow up apart; he is only re-united with his family as the threat of the Second World War looms. The author, Noel Barber, draws upon his own experiences - he lived in Paris for many years as a foreign correspondent - in writing this book. Amongst his other novels are Tanamera , A farewell to France , A woman of Cairo and The other side of Paradise .