I loved this book. So much. I devoured it. Russia. Ballet. Jewelry. History. Amazing characters. Suprised. Daphne Kalotay is a talent to watch.
It's out today in trade paper. If you love historical fiction and the arts and intrigue and wonderful stories well told - you can't go wrong!!!!
The Washington Post loved it to and said: "Russian Winter," Daphne Kalotay's first novel, is a magnificent tale of love, loss, betrayal and redemption. Shifting between Moscow and Boston and alternating the past with the present, the story centers on Nina Revskaya, a star of the Bolshoi Ballet, known as "the Butterfly."
The complex story is multi-layered and labyrinthine so that the reader, just like these characters, does not know whom to believe or distrust. And while there is fascinating information and insight about ballet, jewels, music, art and politics, the emotional center of the book holds everything together. Toward the end, with many unanswered questions swirling, the author lets the truth ebb and flow until a final riptide of revelations leaves the reader profoundly moved.
I ALWAYS love your book recommendations. I'm putting this right on my TBR list. Thanks!
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