Grey is the Colour of Hope

Sceptre, London, 1989. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good Condition. First impression. Size: Small Octavo. 377 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Pages lightly tanned throughout. Edges browned slightly. Minor water damage to last few pages. The book has been read and may carry some marks and creases. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. These are the prison memoirs of a Russian human rights activist who served four years in a hard labour camp for writing poetry. She continued to write whilst imprisoned, and her work was smuggled to the West resulting in pressure for her release, which was finally granted in October 1986. Western politicians, the media, the Church and countless individuals campaigned for Ratushinskaya's release, and it took place amid much publicity. She came to Britain for medical treatment and has become very well known and well regarded as a prolific poet. This prose text is the story of her survival. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; Russia/Soviet Union History; Soviet Union; 1980s; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0340500735. ISBN/EAN: 9780340500736. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8960. . 9780340500736