November 8th, 2011 by Serendipity Farm

Snowdrops is the first novel by A.D. Miller, formerly the Moscow correspondent of The Economist. It is a fast-paced drama that unfolds during a beautiful but lethally cold Russian winter. Ostensibly a story of naive foreigners and cynical natives, the novel becomes something richer and darker: a tale of erotic obsession, self-deception and moral freefall. It is set in a land of hedonism and desperation, corruption and kindness, magical hideaways and debauched nightclubs; a place where secrets, and corpses, come to light when the snows thaw. A psychological thriller!