The beginning of spring

Description

March 1913. Moscow is stirring herself to meet the beginning of spring. English painter Frank Reid returns from work one night to find that his wife has gone away; no one knows where or why, or whether she'll ever come back. All Frank knows for sure is that he is now alone and must find someone to care for his three young children. Into Frank's life comes Lisa Ivanovna, a quiet, calming beauty from the country, untroubled to the point of seeming simple. But is she? And why has Frank's bookkeeper, Selwyn Crane, gone to such lengths to bring these two together?

First Sentence

In 1913 the journey from Moscow to Charing Cross, changing at Warsaw, cost fourteen pounds, six shillings and threepence and took two and a half days.

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Other Editions

• The beginning of springMariner Books2015-01-01
• The beginning of springCollins1988-01-01
• The beginning of springH. Holt1989-01-01
• The beginning of spring.Flamingo1989-01-01
• The Beginning of Spring (ISIS Large Print)HardcoverISIS Large Print Books1990-11-01
• Beginning of SpringAvalon Publishing1993-01-01