The White Nights of St Petersburg

First published in 1967, this story has a timely relevance with the advent of Perestroika and the opening up of Russian politics. Geoffrey Trease is one of the most accomplished writers of good old-fashioned adventure stories and this one is a classic. In St Petersburg in 1916, an American, Dave, is caught up in the maelstrom of events which culminates in the Russian Revolution. Spies, political intrigue and romance are woven together here by a master storyteller. The book gives a fascinating glimpse of life in St Petersburg before and during the Revolution, and offers an insight into the political situation in Russia which sparked off a catastrophe that echoed round the world.