Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy, Elizabeth Kiem
Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy, Elizabeth Kiem
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Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy

Author: Elizabeth Kiem

Narrator: Angela Brazil

Unabridged: 7 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/13/2013

Synopsis

Marina is born of privilege. Her mother, Sveta, is the Soviet Union's prima ballerina: an international star handpicked by the regime. But Sveta is afflicted with a mysterious second sight and becomes obsessed with exposing a horrific state secret. Then she disappears. Fearing for their lives, Marina and her father defect to Brooklyn. Marina struggles to reestablish herself as a dancer at the American School of Ballet. But her enigmatic partner, Sergei, makes concentration almost impossible, as does the fact that Marina shares her mother's "gift," and has a vision of her father's murder at the hands of the Russian crooks and con artists she thought they'd left behind. Now Marina must navigate the web of intrigue surrounding her mother's disappearance, her ability, and exactly whom she can—and can't—trust.

About Elizabeth Kiem

Elizabeth Kiem is the author of the thriller Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy and numerous works of nonfiction. A graduate of Columbia University, she studied Russian language and literature and lived in Russia for four years immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union. She currently lives in New York.

About Angela Brazil

Angela Brazil is a professional actor who is proud to be a long-standing member of the Resident Acting Company at Trinity Repertory Company. A faculty member at the Brown/Trinity Conservatory, she received her MFA from the University of Iowa. In addition to teaching and acting, she is an active audiobook narrator and enjoys spending time with her family in Lincoln, Rhode Island.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rabiah

Originally posted at: [URL not allowed] The extent of history that I know associated with Russia and the Soviet Union would include Anastasia, George Orwell's Animal Farm, and now this book. Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy had a ton of history in it– people, places, events. I lo......more

Goodreads review by Jammin Jenny

I really enjoyed this story that focuses on a prima ballerina that escapes the Soviet Union with her father to come to the U.S. Her mother (also a ballerina) had disappeared and they were hoping to find her or why and how she disappears. The author did a great job describing the Russian mafia and th......more

Goodreads review by Karine

Popsugar Reading Challenge 2023: aBook set in the decade you were born (1980-1989)🙂 Such a good book, chosen for the challenge, picked because of the pretty pink on the cover and read because it was a Teen book. This book has so much, adventure, mystery, surprises, and emotion. I enjoyed it and will......more

Goodreads review by Amaya

I liked this book, a good read, definitely want to read the second one!......more

Quotes

“This twisty, dark mystery has it all.” Judy Blundell, National Book Award–winning author of What I Saw and How I Lied

“In a world where nothing makes sense, what is sanity?…This atmospheric, suspenseful story is one of devotion and deception, innocence and independence, friendship and love, music and dance, immigration and coming of age.” Booklist (starred review)

“Debut novelist Kiem’s title pays apt homage to John le Carré while delineating the roles seventeen-year-old ballerina Marina plays…Kiem successfully creates the mood of the oppressive, fearful state of Communist Russia that persists outside its borders and builds levels of intrigue that lead to a devastating climax.” Publishers Weekly

“Fascinating…The twists and turns, as Marina tries to decide whom she can really trust, keep readers guessing right up to the end, just as a good spy novel should.” School Library Journal

“This is sophisticated storytelling with complex characterization and details that provide color and texture…There are enough twists to surprise and engage readers to the end. A compelling portrait of a young woman on the verge of adulthood, caught up in the domestic secrets of her parents and the enmity of two countries.” Kirkus Reviews

“A romantic, suspenseful, and gracefully-written novel.” Natalie Standiford, author of How to Say Goodbye in Robot and Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters

Awards

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