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City of Night Birds

By: Juhea Kim
Narrated by: Amy Landon
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A terrible accident forces Natalia to make a devastating choice about her future as a dancer, in this sweeping tale of love and redemption
Prima ballerina Natalia Leonova was once celebrated across the world, her signature bravura in demand on stages from St. Petersburg to Paris to New York. But at the top of her career, an accident forces her into sudden retirement. Injured and alone, she turns to pills and alcohol to numb the pain of her past, still haunted by her relationships with two gifted dancers, Dmitri and Alexander. These men were responsible for her soaring highs, her darkest hours and, ultimately, both played their part in her downfall.
So when Dmitri resurfaces with a tantalising offer for Natalia, she must decide what she is willing to sacrifice in order to dance again – and for the chance to return to the great love of her life. Painting a vivid portrait of a world in which ruthless ambition, desire and sublime artistry collide, City of Night Birds unveils the making of a dancer with profound intimacy and breathtaking scope.
From the author of Beasts of a Little Land, winner of the Yasnaya Polyana Award

©2025 Juhea Kim (P)2025 W. F. Howes Ltd.
Coming of Age Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction New York
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I enjoyed entering this world of ballet. though there wasnt much in the way of story, I didn't mind as the world was beautifully described. multiple characters having multiple names and the time jumps were hard to make sense of on audio, and the narrator mispronouncing some words, including all french ones, was jarring.

entrancing but flawed

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