About the book
In Juhea Kim's second novel, the prima ballerina Natalia Leonova comes back to St. Petersburg during a White Night in 2019, two years after an accident that ended her run at the top. The most celebrated dancer of her generation in her prime, she now numbs her past with pills and alcohol. Around her gather figures from her former life: a loving but difficult mother, an absent father, and the two gifted dancers who brought about her fall, Alexander, the love of her life, and Dmitri, a treacherous genius. Dmitri now holds out the chance to dance her signature role once more, and Natalia has to weigh facing the people behind her highs and lows.
Reese Witherspoon chose it for Reese's Book Club in December 2024.
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