Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spin | 2004 | Martin Sixsmith | Buy |
| 2 | I Heard Lenin Laugh | 2006 | Martin Sixsmith | Buy |
| 3 | An Unquiet Heart | 2019 | Martin Sixsmith | Buy |
Martin Sixsmith’s three novels draw on his experience as a journalist and his deep knowledge of British and Russian politics. Spin, published in 2004, is a satire of media spin doctors in the British government, clearly informed by Sixsmith’s own time working in Downing Street’s communications office. The book caused a stir when it was published because of its thinly veiled portraits of real political figures.
I Heard Lenin Laugh, set in the dying days of the Soviet Union, follows a young Russian navigating the chaos of a collapsing system. An Unquiet Heart, published fifteen years later, is a more ambitious historical novel that moves between the Russian Revolution, World War II, and the present day, telling a love story across decades of political upheaval.