Many thanks to NetGalley, Ballantine Books, and Martha Hall Kelly for the opportunity to read and review her latest book - a prequal to her first novel, The Lilac Girls. While this book didn't hold quite the same emotional punch for me that Lilac Girls did, it's still a wonderfully researched and written book. 4.5 stars!
The author again tells this story from 3 different voices: Eliza - who is the mother of Caroline Ferriday, who figures prominently in Lilac Girls and is a true character; Sofya Streshnayva, a cousin of the Russian royal family the Romanov's; and Varinka, the daughter of the local fortune teller. Eliza and Sofya are good friends but with Eliza living in New York and Sofya in Russia, the intersection of these 3 women's stories is amazing and heartbreaking.
This book can certainly be read as a stand-alone and is highly recommended. The author is busy writing yet another prequel, going back to the Civil War to explore descendants of the Ferriday's. You can bet that it will be another well-researched trip to the past.
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