Light at Lavelle, Paullina Simons
Light at Lavelle, Paullina Simons
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Light at Lavelle

Author: Paullina Simons

Narrator: Jill Winternitz

Unabridged: 23 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/06/2025


Synopsis

TORN BETWEEN WHAT THEY CANNOT HAVE AND WHAT THEY CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT.

It is 1929. The world is about to change.

Finn Evans is a successful Boston banker harboring a secret that threatens to unravel his carefully constructed idyllic life. Isabelle Lazar, a young Ukrainian farmer, endures unspeakable hardships in her homeland as she fights to save her family from the Soviet Union's iron grip. Barely escaping the Terror-Famine, she washes up alone on America's distant shores.

Fate throws Finn and Isabelle together just as the stock market crash causes a devastating collapse of his world. Amid the Great Depression and the trials of their new lives, an undeniable connection grows between them that they both must hide.

As their intertwined destinies hang in the balance, they discover that even those who have lost everything still have something left to lose.

Light at Lavelle is the breathtaking epic love story from the worldwide bestselling author of Tully and The Bronze Horseman. Paullina Simons weaves an unforgettable tapestry of love, hope, and fate, showing us that sometimes the greatest battles are fought within our own hearts.

About Paullina Simons

Paullina Simons was born in Leningrad in 1963. As a child she emigrated to Queens, New York, and attended colleges in Long Island. Then she moved to England and attended Essex University, before returning to America. She lives in New York, with her husband and children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Linda (Lily) on December 12, 2023

I fell in love with @paullinasimons books when I first read Tully back in the early 90s. Since then I have read nearly all of them. I even had the opportunity of meeting her at her book launch of Children of Liberty, in Melbourne … also many years ago. Needless to say, I jumped at the chance to read......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on December 04, 2023

My emotions are high and I need time to ruminate before writing a proper review, but I will say this. If you love The Bronze Horseman as deeply as I do then you’re going to enjoy this book. It doesn’t have as much romance, but it’s fitting and the story never stagnates — so if that’s your usual genr......more

Goodreads review by Lynsey on November 07, 2023

Paullina is truly the master of the epic historical romance. I could not read this story fast enough or slow enough. Light at Lavelle is a lesson in deep characterisation, where growth and love grow from impossible hardship and leave you with unforgettable characters, just as the bronze horseman did......more

Goodreads review by Ann on December 16, 2024

Who but Paullina Simons could perfectly mix the Soviet destruction of the Ukrainian kulaks, the Great Depression and a deep, but very complicated romantic relationship? (Yes, I loved The Bronze Horseman and its two sequels, which I read years ago.) The year is 1929, and the Soviet Union has decided......more

Goodreads review by Meegz Reads on December 14, 2023

*4 Stars* ARC kindly received via Pan MacMillan Australia for an honest review. I have been a Paullina Simons fan since I read The Bronze Horseman years ago. That's my favourite book and series by her. I strayed from her books for a while but this one has brought me back to the memory of how good he......more