{"product_id":"russian-winter-9780061962172","title":"Russian Winter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"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.\" --Matthew Pearl, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Dante Club\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eRussian Winter, \u003c\/em\u003e a famed ballerina's jewelry auction in Boston reveals long-held secrets of love and family, friendship and rivalry, harkening back to Stalinist Russia. Called \"tender, passionate, and moving\" by Jenna Blum, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThose Who Save Us\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRussian Winter \u003c\/em\u003eis a perfect choice for fans of the novels of Ann Patchett (\u003cem\u003eBel Canto\u003c\/em\u003e), and Ian McEwan (\u003cem\u003eAtonement\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Nina Revskaya puts her remarkable jewelry collection up for auction, the former Bolshoi Ballet star finds herself overwhelmed by memories of her homeland, and of the events, both glorious and heartbreaking, that changed her life half a century earlier. It was in Russia that she discovered the magic of dance and fell in love, and where, faced with Stalinist aggression, a terrible discovery incited a deadly act of betrayal--and an ingenious escape to the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNina has kept her secrets for half a lifetime. But now Drew Brooks, an inquisitive associate at a Boston auction house, and Grigori Solodin, a professor who believes Nina's jewels hold the key to unlocking his past, begin to unravel her story--setting in motion a series of revelations that will have life-altering consequences for them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKalotay, Daphne:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDaphne Kalotay is the author of the award-winning novel \u003cem\u003eRussian Winter\u003c\/em\u003e, which has been published in twenty languages, and the fiction collection \u003cem\u003eCalamity and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e. She has received fellowships from the Christopher Isherwood Foundation, the MacDowell Colony, and Yaddo, and has taught at Boston University, Skidmore College, Grub Street, and Middlebury College. She lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491402584338,"sku":"9780061962172","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_28d54c91-485c-4dd0-907e-23af1361e90a.jpg?v=1730540430","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/russian-winter-9780061962172","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}