Nesting Dolls

<p><strong>Spanning nearly a century from 1930s Siberia to contemporary Brighton Beach a page turning epic family saga centering on three generations of women in one Russian Jewish family--each striving to break free of fate and history each yearning for love and personal fulfillment--and how the consequences of their choices ripple through time.</strong></p><p>Odessa 1931. Marrying the handsome wealthy Edward Gordon Daria--born Dvora Kaganovitch--has fulfilled her mother's dreams. But a woman's plans are no match for the crushing power of Stalin's repressive Soviet state. To survive Daria is forced to rely on the kindness of a man who takes pride in his own coarseness.</p><p>Odessa 1970. Brilliant young Natasha Crystal is determined to study mathematics. But the Soviets do not allow Jewish students--even those as brilliant as Natasha--to attend an institute as prestigious as Odessa University. With her hopes for the future dashed Natasha must find a new purpose--one that leads her into the path of a dangerous young man.</p><p>Brighton Beach 2019. Zoe Venakovsky known to her family as Zoya has worked hard to leave the suffocating streets and small minds of Brighton Beach behind her--only to find that what she's tried to outrun might just hold her true happiness.</p><p>Moving from a Siberian gulag to the underground world of Soviet refuseniks to oceanside Brooklyn <em>The Nesting Dolls</em> is a heartbreaking yet ultimately redemptive story of circumstance choice and consequence--and three dynamic unforgettable women all who will face hardships that force them to compromise their dreams as they fight to fulfill their destinies. </p>