The End of Sorrow: About the Novel  About /   Promo    Chapter    Samples   Reviews /   Feedback   Buy the  Book     Explore the      Eastern Front   Explore      Leningrad   About the   Author      View the Press Release. The End of Sorrow is a historical fiction novel that follows the city of Leningrad, Russia and several characters as they endure the fateful 900 day siege during WWII.

On June 22nd, 1941, Adolf Hitler sent over 3,000 tanks and over three million German troops across the Soviet border into what would become one of the bloodiest, most barbaric wars the world would ever know. Hitler’s invasion plan, Operation: Barbarossa, called for taking the northern Russian city of Leningrad in a matter of weeks. But as the troops reached the outside border of the city, the Soviet resistance stiffened and a stalemate ensued. Hitler called for continual bombardment of the city and cut off all outside supplies. He boasted that the city would starve to death and that the German forces would march into a ghost town. The winter of 1941-42 was one of the coldest ever, and after the Germans bombed the central food warehouse, the city of Leningrad ran out of food. Every inhabitant would starve. One out of two would perish. Leningrad would break the siege briefly through the "Road of Life" – a temporary road built on top of a frozen lake. Follow a cast of memorable characters as they struggle through one of the most horrific human dramas ever created. For 900 days – nearly three years – the citizens of Leningrad, Russia endured one of the worst sieges in the history of mankind. Some would find the inner strength that would make them a light unto the darkness. Others would descend into madness. Read their stories, and explore for yourself just what is The End of Sorrow. BookPleasures.com interviewed JV Love on The End of Sorrow in August 2007. You can read the interview here.