Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy
  • Published: 3 September 2018
  • ISBN: 9781616954222
  • Imprint: Soho Teen
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $24.99

Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy

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A YA mystery that is equal parts John le Carré and Libba Bray, DANCER, DAUGHTER, TRAITOR, SPY weaves bittersweet first love into Cold War espionage, the burgeoning Russian mafia, and the lives of immigrants who are always under suspicion.

A timely YA thriller—part John Le Carré and part The Americans—about a Bolshoi ballerina trapped by family secrets and a legacy of espionage.

The Bolshoi Saga: Marina

Marina is born into privilege. A talented young dancer with Russia’s Bolshoi Ballet at the height of the Cold War, she seems destined to follow in the footsteps of her mother Svetlana, a Soviet Artist of the People. But when Svetlana disappears without explanation, Marina and her father have to get out. Fast. They defect to America, hoping they’ve  escaped Russia’s secret police, hoping they can make a fresh start in New York. Instead they discover the web of intrigue around Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach is as tangled as the one they left behind.
  • Published: 3 September 2018
  • ISBN: 9781616954222
  • Imprint: Soho Teen
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $24.99
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About the author

Elizabeth Kiem

Elizabeth Kiem studied Russian language and literature at Columbia University and lived in Russia immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Her nonfiction work can be read all over the world wide web. She is also the author of two other books in the Bolshoi Saga: Hider, Seeker, Secret Keeper and Orphan, Agent, Prima, Pawn. She lives in London.

Author Residence: Brooklyn, New York

Author Hometown: Lexington, Virginia

Also by Elizabeth Kiem

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Praise for Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy

"[Evokes] the bleakness and nostalgic charms of the early 1980s [in Russia]. The results are enjoyably escapist. For teenagers enamored with the Russia of literature and film, who want something slightly more contemporary."--New York Times Book Review

"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

"Sophisticated storytelling with color and texture... a compelling portrait of a young woman caught up in the domestic secrets of her parents and the emnity of two countries." --Kirkus

"This twisty, dark mystery has it all." --National Book Award winner Judy Blundell