Winner of the in 2015, the book explores a life of extreme contrasts—from the glitz of the Roaring Twenties in Paris and New York to the brutal reality of the Soviet Gulag. Plot Overview

The narrative follows Lina, nicknamed "Linette" or "Avecilla" (Little Bird) by Prokofiev, from their meeting in New York in 1918. As the couple moves through the high-society circles of Europe and America, they rub shoulders with icons like Coco Chanel, Ernest Hemingway, and Pablo Picasso.

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