Hungarian Rhapsody
With a myriad of distractions, some that couldn't be helped, and others that should have been, I wandered far from my good intentions of keeping a regular blog. That doesn't mean I stopped reading. Not by a long shot. When at last I decided to take matters in hand, I began with a recommendation from a dear friend. A very fine way to begin any project, I should think. Bolshoi Ballet in London - The New York Times Russian Winter is Daphne Kalotay 's first novel, in which she manages to combine classic romanticism; her characters ripe with mystery and allure, and historical fiction, with details of the era sharp and precise to the finest details of the weather and the articles of clothing worn. She is a gifted story teller of the old school, for she knows how within a few pages to lure the reader in. An old woman, a young woman and a solitary man. What is their link? Nina Revskaya, a prima ballerina come...