{"product_id":"the-black-russian-by-vladimir-alexandrov-9781804549865","title":"The Black Russian","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe extraordinary story of Frederick Bruce Thomas, the son of former slaves who fled America to build a life in Tsarist Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e'A fascinating tale'\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnne Applebaum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e'Thoroughly enjoyable'\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e'Extraordinary and gripping'\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cb\u003eAdam Hochschild\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the brutal death of his father when he was a teenager, Frederick Thomas fled the stifling racism of the American South and headed for New York City, where he worked as a valet and trained as a singer. Through charisma and cunning, Thomas emigrated to Europe, where his acquired skills as a multilingual maitre d'hôtel allowed him to travel from London to Monte Carlo before settling in Moscow in the glorious days before the 1917 Revolution. There Thomas became a rich and respected nightclub impresario, opening a lavish nightclub called Maxim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith evocative backdrops in Moscow and later in Odessa and Constantinople, where Thomas rebuilt his life after the revolution, \u003ci\u003eThe Black Russian\u003c\/i\u003e is an inspiring story of personal reinvention set in one of history's richest periods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46845995974892,"sku":"9781804549865","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13512953482830.jpg?v=1758902309","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-black-russian-by-vladimir-alexandrov-9781804549865","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}