A heartwarming novel about the surprise of second chances in the autumn of your life. Gor is keeping busy. He has a magic show to rehearse, his new assistant to get in line and a dacha in dire need of weeding. But he keeps being distracted by a tapping on his window - four floors up. Is old age finally catching up with him? Tolya has woken from a long illness to find his memory gone. Tidied away in a sanatorium, with only the view of a pine tree for entertainment, he is delighted when young doctor Vlad decides to make a project of him. With a keen listener by his side, and the aid of smuggled home-made sugary delights, Tolya's boyhood memories return, revealing dark secrets. Two Cousins of Azov is a tender and wonderful story of two men who, in the autumn of their years, have the chance to learn that memories can heal, as well as haunt.

Gold title * With all the heart-warming quality of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand mixed with an irresistible 90s Russian setting, this is real comfort reading. * TWO COUSINS OF AZOV explores themes of dementia, memory, loneliness and lost connections as well as family treasure. * Andrea has a perfectly Russian sense of tragicomedy, she can tickle your funny bone and be heartbreaking all in one breath. Competition: Fidelis Morgan;Dawn French; Sue Townsend; Antoine Laurain; Elif Shafak; Sophia Tobin; Linda Green; Deborah Moggach; Marina Lewycka; Muriel Barbery; Anna Smaill; Gill Hornby;.