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The Chosen Maiden

January 27, 2017

chosen maiden

  If you’ve ever loved dance, specifically ballet, then you know the name Nijinsky. What you are less likely to know is that the world-famous Vaslav Nijinsky had a sister who was also a dancer. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: ballet, Doubleday, historical fiction, Russia

Nonfiction November: My Year in Nonfiction

November 7, 2016

nonfiction november

  Anyone who knows me and what I like to read is probably rolling on the floor laughing right now because I don’t read nonfiction. Stop it! You’re hurting my feelings. I don’t consciously ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Non-fiction, Reading Tagged: books, history, lists, memoir, Russia

A Gentleman in Moscow

September 6, 2016

gentleman in moscow

When he is thirty-three Count Alexander Rostov finds himself sentenced by the Bolsheviks to house arrest at the Metropol, a prestigious hotel in the theater district of Moscow. Initially, it doesn’t ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, historical fiction, literary, Russia, Viking

Good Wives: Mini-Reviews

August 12, 2016

There are Biblical verses, poems, and a plethora of folksy sayings about the value of a good wife or what it takes to be a good wife. There is also no shortage of wives as the mainstay in fiction ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, debut, Henry Holt and Company, historical fiction, marriage, Russia, Thomas Dunne Books

The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra

July 20, 2016

tsar of love

I could not pass up the opportunity to share the love again for a book that I adored. I'm not a big short story reader, but Marra connects the dots so well that The Tsar of Love and Techno reads like ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, cultural, Hogarth, literary, Russia, short stories

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