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Called “a Russian Thorn Birds,” The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons is a sweeping saga of love and war that has been a monumental bestseller all over the world. The acclaimed author of Tully, Simons has written a stirring tale of devotion, passion, secrets, betray, and sacrifice. “A love story both tender and fierce” (Publishers Weekly ) that “Recalls Dr. Zhivago” (People Magazine), The Bronze Horseman is rich and vivid historical fiction at its finest.

The golden skies, the translucent twilight, the white nights, all hold the promise of youth, of love, of eternal renewal. The war has not yet touched this city of fallen grandeur, or the lives of two sisters, Tatiana and Dasha Metanova, who share a single room in a cramped apartment with their brother and parents. Their world is turned upside down when Hitler's armies attack Russia and begin their unstoppable blitz to Leningrad.

Yet there is light in the darkness. Tatiana meets Alexander, a brave young officer in the Red Army. Strong and self-confident, yet guarding a mysterious and troubled past, he is drawn to Tatiana—and she to him. Starvation, desperation, and fear soon grip their city during the terrible winter of the merciless German siege. Tatiana and Alexander's impossible love threatens to tear the Metanova family apart and expose the dangerous secret Alexander so carefully protects—a secret as devastating as the war itself—as the lovers are swept up in the brutal tides that will change the world and their lives forever.

En av människans bästa egenskaper är att vi tenderar att vänja oss vid det mesta för att sedan lugnt lunka på i livet – men detta gör oss också sårbara för falska budskap och bedrägerier. Vår fallenhet för att acceptera våra omständigheter och hålla fast vid vår världsbild gör oss till villebråd för allehanda lurendrejare och bedragare.

Pyramidspel, trollningar, nätfiske, falska nyheter, telefonbedrägerier. Det finns många sätt att bli blåst på. I den här boken djupdyker amerikanska psykologerna Daniel Simons och Christopher Chabris i den moderna forskningen om varför man blir lurad – och hur man lurar andra. Den är inte bara en spännande översikt över ett expanderande forskningsfält utan även en bok fylld med nyttiga tips på hur du själv kan undvika att bli förd bakom ljuset.