![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This highly readable saga by the short story writer, Kalotay, does a convincing job of conjuring up life in Soviet cultural circles just after the war.” Lancashire Evening Post “Stories within stories start to emerge, as if from a nest of stacking dolls…. “Intelligent, moving, and flitting seamlessly between the artistic salons of Soviet Russia and the Boston of today.” The Independent The secrets at the heart of the novel are treated as delicately, and guarded as carefully, as the precious stones at the story’s centre, and only revealed at the novel’s satisfying end.” -Eimear Nolan The Guardian She never strikes a false note, and the characters are believable within their own world. The book benefits greatly from the light, natural way in which Kalotay handles specialist knowledge-of ballet, gemology and academia. Kalotay is equally effective when dealing in broad brush strokes-life in Soviet Russia-and the minutiae of modern life, such as the party Grigori attends at the home of a pretentious academic couple…. It is a satisfying mystery with a finely drawn plot. “Kalotay’s novel draws the reader in and maintains its momentum throughout. The plot moves inexorably to a climax that clarifies the many historical and existential mysteries of the story, revealing a writer of powerful craft, with a hand both delicate and sure.” -Mario Fortunato Times Literary Supplement “Kalotay’s prose is strikingly precise and intelligent. ![]()
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