| If you’re looking to get tangled up in someone else’s family secrets, you’ll love Elena Gorokhova’s debut novel, A Train to Moscow. This powerful tale is filled with passion, loss, perseverance, and ambition. In post World War II Russia, a young artist named Sasha leaves her small, provincial town to pursue her dream of becoming an actress–a secret she’s long kept from her family. Sasha moves to Moscow to attend drama school, disappointing her mother and grandparents, and leaving behind her first love, Andrei. Through her education, Sasha remains determined to succeed as an artist, but her passion is put to the ultimate test when she begins working. After graduation, Sasha starts her acting career in Leningrad, where Andrei has become a member of the Communist Party and as a result, a censor of her work. As her ambitions conflict with Andrei’s duties, Sasha must decide if her dreams are truly worth the sacrifice. |
