In this beautiful debut novel by critically acclaimed writer Daphne Kalotay, a famed ballerina�s jewelry auction in Boston will reveal long-held secrets�of love and family, friendship and rivalry�harkening back to Stalinist Russia.
A fascinating read: this novel had me hooked until the end!
An elderly lady in New York is visited by a journalist who wants to know about her history, particularly regarding the jewellery she will be auctioning.
Chapter by chapter, her history unveils itself.
Going back and forth from modern day New York to Russia during the Cold War, this novel details Nina's career at the Russian Bolshoi Ballet, her friends and her romance, and, eventually, her escape to the U.S.
Keywords: ballet, history, drama, friendship, jealousy, romance, Iron Curtain.
Novels by Daphne Kalotay:
Russian Winter (2010)
Sight Reading (2013)
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