The Bratinsky Affair

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸: The Bratinsky Affair 📚
𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿: Jim Loughran ✍️
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At the heart of the novel are two parallel narratives that gradually converge. One follows Tom O’Brien, a young journalist in 1970s County Wicklow, frustrated by the limitations of local reporting but driven by a strong sense of justice. His curiosity about corruption in the antiques and property trade pulls him into a dangerous world of intimidation, buried secrets, and unresolved violence from Ireland’s revolutionary past. Tom is a believable and sympathetic protagonist.

Running alongside this storyline is the haunting life story of Countess Irina Bratinsky, an aristocratic Russian exile whose past stretches back to the chaos of the Russian Revolution. Irina’s journey from privilege to survival captures the trauma of displacement, sexual violence, loss, etc.

Loughran’s background research is evident, particularly in his depiction of the antique trade, and post-independence Ireland.

The Bratinsky Affair is a gripping novel that combines suspense with historical depth. It will appeal to readers of literary crime fiction, historical novels, and anyone interested in how private lives are shaped by the great upheavals of history. The narration is strong and kept me on the edge of my seat until the last page.

• 𝗠𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 5/5

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