Category Archives: Smith, Tom Rob
The Farm by Tom Rob Smith
Since reading Tom Rob Smith’s Russian trilogy of ‘Child 44’, ‘The Secret Speech’ and ‘Agent 6’, I have been looking forward to his next novel with great anticipation. ‘The Farm’ is a completely different book that still showcases Smith’s excellent … Continue reading
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Tom Rob Smith Profile and Books
Tom Rob Smith was born in 1979 in London. His parents were antique dealers, who owning their own business, were able to give advice about fighting through the tough times. This has been invaluable to Tom who wanted to be … Continue reading
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Agent 6 by Tom Rob Smith
Agent 6 is the third book of a trilogy following on from ‘Child 44’ and ‘The Secret Speech’. As such it continues to follow the life of Soviet ex-MGB officer Leo Demidov. After Leo’s refusal to join the newly formed … Continue reading
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The Secret Speech by Tom Rob Smith
In 1952 Josef Stalin died and Nikolai Kruschev came to power in the Soviet Union. In 1956, in a speech by Kruschev, he attempts to distance himself from the excessively brutal purges that characterised the Stalin era. The speech is … Continue reading
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Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
The majority of this novel was set in incredibly bleak Stalinist Russia. People queue for hours to buy basic necessities, it is not unusual for a dozen people to live in a two bedroom apartment with no running water, and … Continue reading
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