A while back, I read the wonderful Cellist of Sarajevo and was taken into a world of which I had been largely unaware--it took place during the siege of Sarajevo. Dunsmore's book tells a similar tale (though in a very different way). Dunsmore shares with us the story of a family trapped in St. Petersberg during the siege during WWII. She describes the hardship and the starvation in such a way that you almost feel that you are there. The Siege is a compelling window into an era that I was fascinated to learn more about (though, it is also very horrific at points).
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