Russian Winter LP (Paperback)
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Description
When Nina Revskaya, former star of the Bolshoi Ballet, decides to auction her remarkable jewelry, she hopes to draw a curtain on her past. Instead, she is overwhelmed by memories of glorious and heartbreaking events that changed her life's course half a century before.
In Russia, she discovered the theater, fell in love with a famed poet, and became—with her closest friends—a victim of Stalinist aggression. A terrible discovery led to a deadly act of betrayal—and to Nina's escape to Boston. Now, an associate at the Boston auction house and a Russian professor are unraveling a mystery surrounding a love letter, a poem, and a necklace of unknown provenance, stirring up revelations that will have life-altering consequences for all.
About the Author
DAPHNE KALOTAY, author of the acclaimed Calamity and Other Stories, has a Ph.D. in literature from Boston University, and she has since taught creative writing at Middlebury College, Boston University and Skidmore College. Kalotay has received fellowships from the Christopher Isherwood Foundation, Vassar, Yaddo and the MacDowell Colony. She lives in the Boston area. Visit her online at www.daphnekalotay.com.
Praise for Russian Winter LP…
âeoeAn exceptional debut novel. . . . Delving into Ninaâe(TM)s life with the Bolshoi Ballet, her life among the Soviet Unionâe(TM)s artist community and her escape from the Stalinist regime add glamour and historical flavor to this novel of secrets, intrigue and wonderfully described priceless gems.âe
-USA Today
âeoeWith sure and suspenseful artistry, Daphne Kalotay intersperses the unfortunate and tortuous histories of Nina, Elsin, and their artist friends with new discoveries and disclosures. The several stories draw together in a conclusion that is surprising, fitting, and satisfying.âe
-Boston Globe
âeoePart romance, part mystery, this elegant debut captures the dangerâe"and refugeâe"of love in Stalinâe(TM)s era.âe
-Good Housekeeping
âeoeThis tale of a Russian ballerina who defected to Boston is a history lesson inside an evocative novel about art and betrayal.âe
-O magazine
âeoeDaphne Kalotay captivates in a soaring debut novel. An elegant, compelling puzzle of family, memory and solitude that brings to life modern-day Boston and postwar Russia through a profound love story. Graceful, moving and unexpected.âe
-Matthew Pearl, New York Times bestselling author of The Dante Club
âeoeTender, passionate, and moving, Daphne Kalotayâe(TM)s debut novel about ballet, jewels, love and betrayal is also a delicious form of time travel. I loved it.âe
-Jenna Blum, New York Times bestselling author of Those Who Save Us
âeoeRUSSIAN WINTER. . . is engaging and affecting. It could well be the debut novel of the year.âe
-Philadelphia Inquirer
âeoeA complex story that, in the end, boils down to the simplest of elements: love, fear, disappointment and loss. An auspicious first novel, elegantly written and without a false note.âe
-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
âeoeKalotay has created appealing, well-rounded characters in well-researched settings. . . . This is a briskly paced, fresh, and engaging first novel dealing with the pain of loss and the power of love.âe
-Booklist
âeoe[A] magnificent tale of love, loss, betrayal and redemption. . . . The emotional center of the book holds everything together. . . . [A] final riptide of revelations leaves the reader profoundly moved.âe
-Washington Post Book World
âeoeKalotay has brought to life hidden worlds with the verve of an expertly executed tour jeté.âe
-Maclean's