Tatiana fell in love with her Red Army officer, Alexander
Belov, in wartime Leningrad in 1941. Despite the horrifying
events which surrounded their lives, the two managed to
keep their love alive.
Now that the war is over, Alexander has joined Tatiana and
their son, Anthony, in the United States, but as with all
victims of traumatic situations, part of him still remains
in the gulag Tatiana rescued him from, unable to move
forward and unable to allow himself to live after seeing,
and causing, so much death and destruction.
But Tatiana is a fierce one and refuses to give up on
Alexander, and their chance to be happy so easily. They
travel all over; searching for a place they can call home,
and perhaps bring Alexander to a place of healing.
They find a haven in Arizona, on a parcel of land Tatiana
buys with the money Alexander's mother hoarded after
his zealot father hauled his family to the Soviet Union
during the pre-war years. But would the family ever truly
find lasting peace, or would the ghosts of their past
continue to haunt them to the very end?
THE SUMMER GARDEN is the thrilling final volume of Paullina
Simon's thrilling trilogy, and what a wonderful conclusion
it is. A ballet of words, this novel is beautifully
written. Although the story is heart-wrenching and
agonizing in part, as Alexander fights to hold onto his
sanity, Simons tempers the tale with the warmth and
ferocity of Tatiana's love. While this is book three of the
series, which includes The Bronze Horseman and
Tatiana and Alexander, readers will be able to pick
up enough of the previous stories to enjoy this one as well.
Through years of war and devastation, Tatiana and Alexander
suffered the worst the Twentieth Century had to offer.
Miraculously reunited in America, they now have a beautiful
son, Anthony, the gift of a love strong enough to survive
the most terrible upheavals.
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