{"product_id":"russian-winter-a-novel-isbn-9780061962165","title":"Russian Winter: A Novel","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"\u003e“Daphne 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.”\u003cbr\u003e—Matthew Pearl, New York Times bestselling author of \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"\u003eThe Dante Club \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"\u003e\u003c?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eRussian Winter,\u003c\/em\u003e the beautiful debut novel by critically acclaimed writer Daphne Kalotay, 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 Debra Dean (\u003cem\u003eThe Madonnas of Leningrad\u003c\/em\u003e), Ann Patchett (\u003cem\u003eBel Canto\u003c\/em\u003e), and Ian McEwan (\u003cem\u003eAtonement\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cem\u003eA mysterious jewel holds the key to a life-changing secret, in this breathtaking tale of love and art, betrayal and redemption.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she decides to auction her remarkable jewelry collection, Nina Revskaya, once a great star of the Bolshoi Ballet, believes she has finally drawn a curtain on her past. Instead, the former ballerina finds herself overwhelmed by memories of her homeland and of the events, both glorious and heartbreaking, that changed the course of her life half a century ago.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt was in Russia that she discovered the magic of the theater; that she fell in love with the poet Viktor Elsin; that she and her dearest companions—Gersh, a brilliant composer, and the exquisite Vera, Nina’s closest friend—became victims of Stalinist aggression. And it was in Russia that a terrible discovery incited a deadly act of betrayal—and an ingenious escape that led Nina to the West and eventually to Boston.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNina has kept her secrets for half a lifetime. But two people will not let the past rest: Drew Brooks, an inquisitive young associate at a Boston auction house, and Grigori Solodin, a professor of Russian who believes that a unique set of jewels may hold the key to his own ambiguous past. Together these unlikely partners begin to unravel a mystery surrounding a love letter, a poem, and a necklace of unknown provenance, setting in motion a series of revelations that will have life-altering consequences for them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterweaving past and present, Moscow and New England, the backstage tumult of the dance world and the transformative power of art, Daphne Kalotay’s luminous first novel—a literary page-turner of the highest order—captures the uncertainty and terror of individuals powerless to withstand the forces of history, while affirming that even in times of great strife, the human spirit reaches for beauty and grace, forgiveness and transcendence.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Superior fiction. Forget the flashy epiphany, the Kodak moment. Kalotay prefers the glancing accumulation of detail, which pays off to impressive effect.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times on Kalotay's CALAMITY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Kalotay’s collection builds force so quietly that when all the characters appear together in the final story you’re stunned—by how well it works and by how familiar these women now feel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review on Kalotay's CALAMITY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Like short-story collections by Alice Munro and Lorrie Moore. . . . Lovely [and] comic.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle on Kalotay's CALAMITY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Kalotay’s delicately graceful debut offers what many story collections do not: the chance to discover what becomes of its many characters. . . . Capturing her characters at different stages in their lives, Kalotay artfully crafts her book around their metamorphoses, both big and small.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly on Kalotay's CALAMITY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Contemplative, melancholy, yet not without humor, these are well-made fictions on a delicate scale that subtly demonstrate such truths as the persistence of character and the endurance of friendship.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe on Kalotay's CALAMITY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Compassion is at the heart of Kalotay’s polished stories, as are a subtle sense of humor and appreciation for the complexities of human emotion.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist on Kalotay's CALAMITY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“RUSSIAN WINTER. . .  is engaging and affecting.  It could well be the debut novel of the year.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Kalotay has brought to life hidden worlds with the verve of an expertly executed \u003ci\u003etour jeté.\u003c\/i\u003e” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaclean's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“RUSSIAN WINTER, Daphne Kalotay’s first novel, is a magnificent tale of love, loss, betrayal, and redemption. . . . Characters appear like an endless stacking nest of Matryoshka dolls, one more fascinating and intriguing than the next. . . . Kalotay describes her players with clarity, empathy, and understanding. . . . 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 leave the reader profoundly moved.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Part romance, part mystery, this elegant debut captures the danger—and refuge—of love in Stalin’s era.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An exceptional debut novel. . . . Delving into Nina’s life with the Bolshoi Ballet, her life among the Soviet Union’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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With 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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Kalotay 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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This tale of a Russian ballerina who defected to Boston is a history lesson inside an evocative novel about art and betrayal.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eO magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Daphne Kalotay’s stories . . . are old-fashioned in the best sense of the word, plainspoken and melancholy, about ordinary people struggling with the trials of ordinary life. Few writers I know speak . . . with such clear-eyed compassion, such quiet humor and grace.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Lowland and Interpreter of Maladies, on Kalotay's CALAMITY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Kalotay writes about her characters—artists struggling to dream and survive within the constraints of the Stalinist regime—with sensitivity, humor and wisdom. I believed in these characters and cared about their fates. . . . A captivating and entertaining read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOscar Hijuelos, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“RUSSIAN WINTER is a marvel that had me canceling appointments and staying up half the night, as it swept me into a world of intrigue, poetry, and romance. Set against the perfection of ballet, the hardships of life in the Soviet Union after World War II, and the anguish of families lost and found, RUSSIAN WINTER reminds me of why I love to read fiction.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLauren Belfer, New York Times bestselling author of City of Light and A Fierce Radiance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Tender, passionate, and moving, Daphne Kalotay’s debut novel about ballet, jewels, love and betrayal is also a delicious form of time travel. I loved it.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJenna Blum, New York Times bestselling author of Those Who Save Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A complex story that, in the end, boils down to the simplest of elements: love, fear, disappointment and loss. 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