Katharine Hilliard, mousy dean of a stuffy music school, meets and is insulted by swing band leader Barry Clayton on a train. To "show" him she takes a friend's advice, removes her glasses, and ...

Set in Kyiv just before the fall of the Soviet Union, vivacious 17-year-old Kira navigates her crumbling family life and a nation in turmoil. As she uncovers painful truths about her father, her ...