A Gentleman in Moscow

I wasn't sure at first but am so glad I stayed with the story. It was fabulous. It begins around the same time in Russian history as my novel, Sunflowers Under Fire, but it's a very different story. Amor Towles focuses on an aristocrat, who's sentenced by the Bolsheviks to spend the rest of his life in the Metropol Hotel in Moscow. I loved how deftly the novelist weaves in all the characters that Count Rostov meets during his stay, as well as the food and drink of the elite. It gave me an appreciation of what Russian culture has contributed to the world, but also the challenges its citizenry have had under Communist rule. Highly recommended.