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A.D. Miller’s chilling story of love and moral freefall: of the corruption, by a corrupt society, of a corruptible man.

In a riveting psychological drama that unfolds over the course of one Moscow winter, a young Englishman’s moral compass is spun by the seductive opportunities revealed to him by a new Russia. This is a land of hedonism and desperation, corruption and kindness, magical dachas and debauched nightclubs; a place where secrets - and corpses - come to light only when the deep snows start to thaw.

"The wonderfully evoked corrupt atmosphere of modern Moscow, a dangerous mix of extreme poverty and decadent wealth, of simple old-fashioned values and unrestrained debauchery reads like Graham Greene on steroids ...Tightly written, with fascinating insider detail gained in three years as The Economist magazine's Moscow correspondent, Miller's complex, gripping debut novel is undoubtedly the real thing."   -   The Daily Mail

"A deeply atmospheric, slow-burning examination of the effects of modern Russia on the soul of foreign visitors, and of one man's subtle but inexorable slide into moral decay...beautifully drawn and mirrored in several ingenious subplots...Miller is absolutely wonderful at evoking the seediness and cynicism of Moscow...The Russian seasons, from the sadistic winter to the sweltering summer, are evoked with scintillating clarity."   - Independent on Sunday

A.D. Miller is the author of the acclaimed family history The Earl of Petticoat Lane (2006). Snowdrops is his first novel. He studied literature at Cambridge and Princeton and worked as a television producer before joining the Economist. From 2004 to 2007 he was the magazine’s Moscow correspondent, travelling widely across Russia and the former Soviet Union.