“It was one of the first times as a child that anyone really spoke to me about life honestly. This was the Real Adult World — dark, scary, weird parts and all — and it was thrilling.”
“A key part of her message is to underscore the ability of citizens to act collectively by developing a robust public sphere capable of addressing all of these issues simultaneously.”
“This novel-in-stories traces the lives of multiple generations of characters from the early days of the Soviet Union up into the near-future, all interconnected by an obscure nineteenth-century painting.”
