Interesting and well written historical fiction about a Bolshoi ballerina who defected to the West in the early '60s. When Nina Revskaya, known in ballet circles as "The Butterfly" decides to auction off her famous jewelry collection, the researcher assigned to get background on each piece uncovers hidden histories thought left behind the Berlin Wall. Made me very much want to go look at amber with inclusions.
This is a log of what books I've been reading and movies I've been watching. Comments are welcome!
One explanation seems necessary - the phrase "Life-Changing Fiction" is not in any way an endorsement of those books- in fact, I think those books are Awful, and want that to be clear. "Life-Changing Fiction", as a phrase, has been trademarked, absurdly, by the "Christian fiction" writer Karen Kingsbury, and that is Just Not Right. Aside from being ridiculous, it just sheds light on the hypocrisy of the writer. What would Jesus copyright?
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The Head of the House of Coombe Frances Hodgson Burnett adult fiction
Pride and Avarice Nicholas Coleridge adult fiction
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