Russian Winter
Former Bolshoi ballerina Nina Revskaya auctions off her jewelry collection and becomes overwhelmed by memories of her homeland, the friends she left behind amidst Stalinist aggression, and the dark secret that brought her to a new life in Boston.
Former Bolshoi ballerina Nina Revskaya auctions off her jewelry collection and becomes overwhelmed by memories of her homeland, the friends she left behind amidst Stalinist aggression, and the dark secret that brought her to a new life in Boston.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780061962165 (0061962163)
Publish date: 2010-09-07
Publisher: Harper
Pages no: 480
Edition language: English
Category:
Cultural,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Mystery,
Contemporary,
Russia,
Fiction,
Historical
An aging ballerina, Nina Revskaya, has a secret past. The secrets haunt her in her vintage. Born in Russia, but now living in the United States, she endures the ravages of time on her crippled body and runs from her painful memories, deciding to sell part of her jewelry collection; some of the piece...
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