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Set in early 1990s Manhattan and in eastern Afghanistan circa 2012, Blue Hours deftly explores identity, self-determination, and the consequences of neocolonialism. Daphne Kalotay has crafted an unconventional tale about venturing beyond borders and of citizens persisting amid protracted war.

On a Boston street one warm spring day, Hazel and Remy spot each other for the first time in years. Though their meeting might seem insignificant, Remy, a gifted violinist, is married to the composer Nicholas Elko—once the love of Hazel's life. It has been twenty years since Remy, an ambitious conservatory student, Nicholas, a wunderkind on the cusp of success and its challenges, and the beautiful and fragile Hazel first met. From Europe to Am...

The critically acclaimed author of Russian Winter turns her "sure and suspenseful artistry" (Boston Globe) to the lives of three colleagues and lovers in the world of classical music in this beautifully composed novel.On a Boston street one warm spring day, Hazel and Remy spot each other for the first time in years. At first their brief meeting might seem insignificant. But behind them lie two decades in which their life paths have crisscrosse...

Una apasionante historia de amor y odio a caballo entre el fin de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la actualidad. Una novela que sorprenderá. El Moscú estalinista El Boston actual Tres historias de amor y odio se entrelazan en el tiempoNina Revskaya, la estrella del ballet Bolshói, causó un gran revuelo cuando huyó a Occidente durante la Guerra Fría. Con el corazón partido. Décadas después, mientras aguarda a que baje el telón de su vida, el pasado...

When she decides to auction her remarkable jewellery collection, Nina Revskaya, once a great star of the Bolshoi Ballet, believes she has drawn a curtain on her past. Instead she finds herself over­whelmed by memories of her homeland and of the events that changed the course of her life half a century before.It was in Russia that she discovered the magic of the theatre, that she fell in love with the poet Viktor Elsin, that she and her dearest...

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Twelve luminous stories alive with friendship and secrets introduce a remarkable writer. Daphne Kalotay's characters confront regrets and unrealized hopes in tales tinged with gentle humor. A newly independent woman finds herself in bed with an ex-husband of long ago. A little girl gets a surprising glimpse into adulthood when she catches her mother in a moment of uninhibited pleasure. A thirteen-year-old boy contends with the unwanted attenti...

When 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 ...