Loved it this book. Tough read because of the idealism the propels the main character to go to the Soviet Union in 1934 for freedom and the future. The first fourth of the book I was not particularly hooked. The strands of each generation of Florence Fein's family and their relationship with Russia and the USA (and where do they belong?) seemed disparate and the narrative choppy. The story does come together, and by the end of the book, the relationships between the three generations and the impact of personal decisions they made in political contexts were very moving.