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Radiant as the Stars by Elaine Elinson follows young Ukrainian Jewish woman, Anna, just arrived back in her home country after living in America for a few years. It's 1911, and rumblings of what will become the Russian Revolution are spreading across the country. Elinson's debut novel opens with Anna on the train to her… Continue reading Review: Radiant as the Stars by Elaine Elinson

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Review: The Betrayal by Helen Dunmore

July 24, 2024 Nichole Louise

The Betrayal by Helen Dunmore is the sequel to The Siege and follows the lives of Anna, Andrei, and Kolya in 1952 Leningrad. While the traumas of the Leningrad siege still live within each of them, they have carved out normalcy in their lives years after the war. Andrei is a successful doctor, Anna is… Continue reading Review: The Betrayal by Helen Dunmore