City of Thieves by David Benioff

Used. Paperback. In the freezing, desperate grip of the Nazi siege of Leningrad, two condemned prisoners—a quiet teenage looter and a charismatic deserter—are handed an utterly absurd shot at salvation: find a dozen eggs for a powerful Soviet colonel’s daughter’s wedding cake. In a starving city stripped down to its bare bones, this surreal scramble sends the mismatched pair dodging death across the frozen ruins and straight behind enemy lines. David Benioff balances bone-chilling wartime horror with pitch-black wit and unexpected warmth, crafting a kinetic buddy adventure forged under the bleakest of circumstances. It is a razor-sharp, cinematic coming-of-age story that proves survival sometimes hinges on the most ridiculous quests.