The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad: A True Story of Science and Sacrifice in a City under Siege by Simon Parkin games Brighton can hardly blame her

Brighton can hardly blame her after what she did

explores the growth of her global reputation

As dark secrets unfold

form an intimate portrait of the musical and cultural iconoclasts as they travel through 'our middle years: all the joy and doubt and confidence and uncertainty we would oscillate between'

a home and a changing landscape' Nigel Slater

The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad: A True Story of Science and Sacrifice in a City under Siege by Simon Parkin games Brighton can hardly blame herFINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2025 An Economist Book of the Year 'An astonishing story brilliantly told . . . It is as moving as it is gripping to read' Jonathan Dimbleby, author of Endgame 1944 'A richly researched and meticulously observed account of a little explored corner of 20th century history' Guardian 'A fantastically well researched history of science and sacrifice saturated in drama' i WINNER OF THE CBHL LITERATURE