A brilliant and moving debut novel about one woman's struggle to preserve an artistic heritage from the horrors and destruction of World War II, and the ensuing lifelong memories from this extraordinary experience.[...]
In a novel that moves back and forth between the Soviet Union during World War II and modern-day America, Marina, an elderly Russian woman, recalls vivid images of her youth during the height of the siege of Leningrad when, as a tour guide at the Hermitage, she and other staff members removed the mu[...]
A surprised Southern matriarch is confronted by her family at an intervention. . . . A life-altering break-in triggers insomniac introspection in a desperate actor. . . . Streetwise New York City neighbors let down their guard for a naive puppeteer and must suffer the consequences. . . . In this stu[...]
"Noen må huske", sier Anya, "ellers vil alt forsvinne sporløst, og da kan de si at det aldri eksisterte." 1941: Leningrad er under tysk okkupasjon. Den unge russiske kvinnen Marina og hundrevis av frivillige risikerer livet for å pakke ned og redde kunstskattene i museet Eremitasjen. Ettersom mus[...]