Wonderful book about love, loss, and finding your path in life despite past heartache and pain. Readers will be swept up into the world of dance and the characters. Definitely recommend.

Rich in historical detail, this story is told from two eras in time, one from the early 1900’s, the other present day in Paris.
Once again the author demonstrates a talent for beautifully descriptive narration that will take you away to another place and time. An intense and emotional read that will draw you deeply into the characters lives.
A life choice made by Ballerina Viktoriya Budian in 1917 impacts generations to follow.
In present day, Australian dancer Lily Johansson returns to Paris, the city that broke her heart and destroyed her career. with the intention of rebuilding a relationship with her bitter and estranged sister, Natalie.
Difficult choices must be made and life examined.

under the parisian sky is the story of two ballerinas—lily johannson and viktoriya budian. in a contemporary setting lily is still recovering from a horrific car accident that destroyed her future career and killed her fiancé. in the past viktoriya struggles with life in france after fleeing russia and the bolsheviks.

we are meant to draw parallels between lily and viktoriya, and their lives are in some ways connected. but while viktoriya's is imbued with a melancholy hopelessness—i was always waiting for everything to fall apart. and it does. with lily you can see that there is a reason to be hopeful, and that a huge part of that lies with yves rousseau and his insistence in being with her and helping her and letting her help him.

if you like adriana trigiani, then you will like this. it's not really my cup of tea, but it's well-researched and written, so i can appreciate it.