"A Gentleman in Moscow" tells the story of Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov, who, in 1922, is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal. Instead of facing execution, he is sentenced to house arrest at the luxurious Hotel Metropol in Moscow, where he must adapt to a life confined within the hotel’s walls while the world outside undergoes significant upheaval. Despite confinement, he forms deep relationships, discovers purpose, and experiences humour, love, and personal transformation.

'No historical novel this year was more witty, insightful or original' - Sunday Times, Books of the Year