his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics

homeless and hated―who have survived bloodshed

A delightfully entertaining story of family and culture from acclaimed author Julia Alvarez

Power becomes you

Winter Garden Format:Paperback his parents enroll him in1941. Leningrad, a once magical city besieged by war, cut off from aid, buried in snow. A city full of women desperate to save their children and themselves. 2000. Loss and old age have taken a terrible toll on Anya Whitson. At last, she will reach out to her estranged daughters. In a halting, uncertain voice, she begins to weave a fable about a beautiful Russian girl who lived in Leningrad a lifetime ago. Nina and Meredith sit spellbound at their