Pre-Owned Blood Red Snow White (Paperback 9781250129635) by Marcus Sedgwick

from E.R.G.

Well writen and a good story as well as lots of stuff about the first world war. It was a bit confusing though and I never totally understood all of what was going on.

from LibraryLou

This book is fantastic. The way the story develops, and the fairy tale style adds another dimension to it. I was hooked from the start. It tells the story of Arthur Ransome (of Swallows and Amazons fame) and his time in Russia during the revolution. He led such an interesting life that I never kn...

from lilibrarian

The story of British children's author Arthur Ransome, and his involvement in the Bolshevik revolution in russia while working as a reporter during WWI.

from ArkhamReviews

My views with regards to this novel are incredibly mixed. All three stories - especially A Russian Fairy Tale - were beautifully written and rich in symbolism. The image of the sleeping bear for the attitude of the proletariat and reoccurring contrast between red and white were both incredibly st...

from ShellyPYA

When writer Arthur Ransome leaves his unhappy marriage in England and moves to Russia to work as a journalist, he has little idea of the violent revolution about to erupt. Unwittingly, he finds himself at its center, tapped by the British to report back on the Bolsheviks even as he becomes danger...