ARGONAUT BOOKS

London May 1907. Young Stalin attends conference of communists, connecting with fiery Finnish activist Elli Vuokko while he battles to keep the party radical and dodge the secret police. Reviews A deeply satisfying novel. Incisive, inventive, frequently very funny.The Guardian'Reveals the texture of history as an all too human bricolage of private resentments, sexual slights and mixed motives.'The ObserverTakes dark delight in the dangerous world of revolutionary double-dealing.The Daily MailA captivating thought-experiment that marks a consolidation of May's powers as a wri...Read More