Hadji Murat, one of the most feared and venerated mountain chiefs in the Caucasian struggle against
the Russians, defects from the Muslim rebels after feuding with his ruling imam, Shamil. Hoping to
protect his family, he joins the Russians, who accept him but never put their trust in him — and so
Murat must find another way to end the struggle.
This week's book is Hadji Murat by Leo Tolstoy and we'll be meeting at Ye Olde Cocke on Wilmslow Road in Didsbury — contact us for details.