The stunning new novel from the author of THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS. Eighty-year-old Georgy Jachmenchev is haunted by his past - a past of death, suffering and scandal that will stay with him until the end of his days. Living in England, with his beloved wife Zoya, Georgy prepares to make one final journey, back to the Russia he once knew and loved, the Russia that both destroyed and defined him. Spanning over eighty years and moving from Russia to Paris to London, THE HOUSE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE is a sweeping, epic read from a truly accomplished author.