"The People's Act of Love" by James Meek

I am three fourths of the way through this novel. It was written in 2005. It is for a book discussion group and this may be the last time I make a suggestion that doesn't come from a so called book discussion suggestion list. I especially liked the part of the novel where Samarin gives his testimony in the chapter, 'The River.' on page 181. "I propose to explain to you something of what I suffered in the prison camp to which I was sent.." It is the story of the Russian student, Samarin who is imprisoned in Siberia. Far above the Arctic, for five years he is imprisoned until the fall of the government after the first world war. Of course I do not know the history of the wars in Russia, and I am not so sure that this book will help fill in the details for me. I should go back and read Dr. Zhivago over again and compare the two.