{"product_id":"9780446402408","title":"The Secret Speech - Smith, Tom Rob","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe Secret Speech\u003c\/u\u003e by Smith, Tom Rob\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover with Dust Jacket\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Grand Central Pub., 2009\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTom Rob Smith-the author whose debut, Child 44, has been called \"brilliant\" (Chicago Tribune), \"remarkable\" (Newsweek) and \"sensational\" (Entertainment Weekly)-returns with an intense, suspenseful new novel: a story where the sins of the past threaten to destroy the present, where families must overcome unimaginable obstacles to save their loved ones, and where hope for a better tomorrow is found in the most unlikely of circumstances . . .\n\n THE SECRET SPEECH\n\n Soviet Union, 1956. Stalin is dead, and a violent regime is beginning to fracture-leaving behind a society where the police are the criminals, and the criminals are innocent. A secret speech composed by Stalin's successor Khrushchev is distributed to the entire nation. Its message: Stalin was a tyrant. Its promise: The Soviet Union will change.\n\n Facing his own personal turmoil, former state security officer Leo Demidov is also struggling to change. The two young girls he and his wife Raisa adopted have yet to forgive him for his part in the death of their parents. They are not alone. Now that the truth is out, Leo, Raisa, and their family are in grave danger from someone consumed by the dark legacy of Leo's past career. Someone transformed beyond recognition into the perfect model of vengeance.\n\n From the streets of Moscow in the throes of political upheaval, to the Siberian gulags, and to the center of the Hungarian uprising in Budapest, THE SECRET SPEECH is a breathtaking, epic novel that confirms Tom Rob Smith as one of the most exciting new authors writing today.\n\n \n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Pub., 2009","offers":[{"title":"The Secret Speech \/ Very Good","offer_id":55759301280036,"sku":"9780446402408VG","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_a7278eb6-31a0-458b-a38a-73a368c7fe1c.jpg?v=1784394619","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780446402408","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}