Dancing for Uncle Joe

I was sent a copy of Daphne Kalotay’s Russian Winter some time ago and for some reason it languished on my shelf, not rejected but simply neglected, until a passing friend happened to mention she was stuck for something to read. Try this, I said, and tell me if it’s any good. Within a few days she said how much she was enjoying it andat our monthlyreading group she was so clearly taken with it, I made a plea for ‘no spoilers’ and started reading it straight away. I have to say this really is...