Lennard Veldwijk Veldwijk itibaren Tregaian, Llangefni, Isle of Anglesey LL77, UK itibaren Tregaian, Llangefni, Isle of Anglesey LL77, UK

City of Thieves is a fantastic story. It opens with David, an American writer, asking his grandfather about what he did in the war. City of Thieves is the narrative that follows. Lev, a 17-year-old chess fan, is arrested in the dead of night for looting the body of a German paratrooper. On the same night, Kolya, a soldier, is caught and arrested for deserting his colleagues. Their execution seems inevitable, but the next morning they are taken before the colonel and granted a bizarre opportunity - if they can find him a dozen eggs for his daughter's wedding cake, he will reward them with their lives. The desperate quest for some 'Holy Grail' type item is a theme that has been covered in literature countless times before. I have seldom seen it done quite as well as here, though. The use of eggs is an inspired choice. The fact that finding such a commonplace ingredient seems like an unsurmountable task emphasises the hardship & utter deprivation of the time. Furthermore, the fact that the eggs are needed for something as frivolous as a large wedding cake provides a further stark contrast with Lev and Kolya's own desolate circumstances, which is really clever. And to top it all off - what is more delicate, more easily destroyed than the fragile shell of an egg? So at the beginning of the book their assignment seems nigh on impossible to complete, but the loveable characters and their warm friendship have the reader inwardly urging them to succeed. I must say that the first chapter had me convinced that this was a true story (not least due to the fact that Lev's surname is Beniov) and I was initially a teensy bit disappointed to find out that's not the case. I didn't see the point in including that introductory scene at all. After some consideration, though, I've decided I really like it - because even though this particular story may not be based in fact, the fact that it potentially could be is amazing. How many other people out there across the world have got grandparents, neighbours, an elderly local shopkeeper with a story like this waiting to be told? I don't know what more to say other than that I can't think of anyone I wouldn't recommend this book to! It has everything - adventure, romance, great characters, warm friendships, danger...a real gem.

I'm a huge fan of Mieville's florid style of writing, and the scar was one of my all time favorites of his work. The city out at sea he painted was gritty, yet beautiful, and many interesting characters and creatures kept you guessing where the story was heading.

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it's pretty twisted. A great read.