The Exile: A Life Of Ivy Litvinov
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Born Ivy Low in Edwardian England, she chose love, revolution, and a life lived perpetually on the margins — and in doing so, became one of the twentieth century's most fascinating forgotten figures. The Exile: A Life of Ivy Litvinov chronicles the remarkable biography of the English-born writer who married Maxim Litvinov, one of Stalin's most prominent diplomats, and found herself swept into the turbulent heart of Soviet Russia — a world of political intrigue, ideological fervour, and profound personal sacrifice. John Carswell constructs a vivid and authoritative portrait of a woman who was never quite at home anywhere: too Western for Moscow, too radical for London, and too fiercely independent for the role history tried to assign her. Carswell, a skilled biographer known for his meticulous research and elegant prose, illuminates the sweeping contradictions of the twentieth century through the intimate lens of one woman's extraordinary life. Ivy's story becomes a meditation on exile, identity, and the cost of living beside power without ever possessing it — a portrait of literary and political displacement that resonates long after the final page. What does it mean to dedicate your life to a cause and a country that will never fully claim you as its own?
Author: John Carswell
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Born Ivy Low in Edwardian England, she chose love, revolution, and a life lived perpetually on the margins — and in doing so, became one of the twentieth century's most fascinating forgotten figures. The Exile: A Life of Ivy Litvinov chronicles the remarkable biography of the English-born writer who married Maxim Litvinov, one of Stalin's most prominent diplomats, and found herself swept into the turbulent heart of Soviet Russia — a world of political intrigue, ideological fervour, and profound personal sacrifice. John Carswell constructs a vivid and authoritative portrait of a woman who was never quite at home anywhere: too Western for Moscow, too radical for London, and too fiercely independent for the role history tried to assign her. Carswell, a skilled biographer known for his meticulous research and elegant prose, illuminates the sweeping contradictions of the twentieth century through the intimate lens of one woman's extraordinary life. Ivy's story becomes a meditation on exile, identity, and the cost of living beside power without ever possessing it — a portrait of literary and political displacement that resonates long after the final page. What does it mean to dedicate your life to a cause and a country that will never fully claim you as its own?