<p><b>''A piercingly evocative East-West love story'' <i>The Times</i></b><br><br><br><b>This is a story of East and West. A story of love, betrayal, and lost illusions...</b><br><br>The end of the Cold War seems unimaginable for Milena, a Red Princess trapped in a lifetime of limitless luxury.<br><br>Yet when she meets Jason, a confident British poet, it''s not long before she''s secretly planning her escape to Britain.<br><br>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...<br><br><br><b>''A wonderful, perfectly-pitched novel: full of delightful intrigue and wry insight about the human predicament and its unique tensions'' William Boyd<br><br>''Witty, poignant and full of surprises - every detail of this cross-cultural story of love and disillusionment rings true'' Clare Chambers</b></p>