<p><b>''Tremendous...taut, compelling'' WILLIAM BOYD</b><br><b><br>An exceptional political thriller set in Ukraine from the bestselling author of Booker-shortlisted <i>Snowdrops</i>.</b><br><br>__________________________________<br><br><b>Twelve years ago, Simon Davey prevented a tragedy, and ruined his own life.</b><br><br>Once a senior British diplomat in Kyiv, he lost everything in a lurid scandal. Back in London, he is travelling on the Tube when he sees her...<br><br>Olesya is the woman Simon holds responsible for his downfall. They first met on an icy night during the protests in Independence Square.<br><br>When Simon decides to follow Olesya, he finds himself plunged back into the dramatic days which changed his life forever.<br><br><b>Set in an arena of political interference, corruption and espionage, <i>Independence Square</i> is a story of the ordinary people caught in the crossfires. It is a story of power, and where it really lies in the twenty-first century. </b><br>____