Forbidden Dreams

A young worldly Russian a violinist Vladimir Volkonsky unexpectedly falls in love with an innocent voice student. Her name is Lara. He first sees her on stage from the orchestra where he is rehearsing for a concert. During the months leading into winter Lara and Vladimir are warmed against the chilly Moscow nights by each other. They are awakened to a passion that previously each had found only in music. While that passion tragically is lost when Vladimir fulfills his childhood dream to leave his homeland the spirit of her love sustains him in his new life in the United States. Set is Moscow and Richmond Virginia the tragic romance of Lara and Vladimir is revealed with sensual and ethereal passages touching both the heart and the spirit. Filled with historical references to the last days of the Czar the lives of musicians and brushes with celebrities Forbidden Dreams is filled with passion music and paranormal experiences.