Irina Reyn crafts narratives that delve into the complexities of family dynamics and cultural intersections. Her works explore themes of identity and belonging with profound psychological insight. Reyn's writing is characterized by sharp dialogue and a skillful weaving of personal stories into broader societal contexts. Her prose offers readers an engaging and thought-provoking examination of love, loss, and the search for home.
Nadia's daily life in south Brooklyn is filled with small indignities: as a senior home attendant, she is always in danger of being fired; as a part-time nanny, she is forced to navigate the demands of her spoiled charge and the preschooler's insecure mother; and as a ethnic Russian, she finds herself feuding with western Ukrainian immigrants who think she is a traitor.
A Novel
Married unhappily to a prominent member of her tight-knit Russian immigrant community, vivacious Anna K. engages in a reckless affair with an outsider on whom she has pinned fleeting hopes for freedom, while in a neighboring community, Bukharian-Jewish pharmacist Lev harbors a consuming love for Anna's cousin. 75,000 first printing.