简介：FromPublishersWeeklyWiththeemotionalpanachethatpleasesherdevotees，Steel(Kaleidoscope)portraysZoyaOssupov，acourageousyoungwomanofImperialRussiawhoexperiencesbothecstasyandtrauma.DaughterofacountwhoisacousinofTsarNicholas，Zoyaenjoysaprivileged，cloisteredexistence.Zoya，whosenamemeans"life，"isonintimatetermswiththetsar'sfamily.Allofthem，ofcourse，areendangeredbytheRevolution.Theinsurgentsslaughterthetsarandhiskin，andcausethedeathsofZoya'sparentsandbrother，forcinghertofleetoPariswithheragedbutindomitablegrandmother.Sufferinginunaccustomedpoverty，theyaresustainedbyZoya'swagesasadancerwiththeBalletRusse.RomancebrightensherlifefollowingachanceencounterwithanaffluentNewYorker，Capt.ClaytonAndrews.EnchantedbyZoya，AndrewseventuallybringshertoManhattanashisbride，neverimaginingthetragediesthatwillbefallthemboth.SteelevokesthefinaldaysofImperialRussiawithcharacteristicbravura.Asalways，sheoffersacarefullycalculatedmixofpicturesquelocales，remarkableeventsandappealingcharacters.LiteraryGuildandBOMCdualmainselections.Copyright1988ReedBusinessInformation，Inc.--ThistextreferstotheHardcoveredition.FromLibraryJournal$19.95.fMostofSteel'sreadershavefavoritesamongherstoriesandwhilethisonemaynotbedestinedtobethechoiceofmany，librarieswillhavedifficultykeepingitinstockbecauseofSteel'sreputation.WithinweeksofherlastvisittothefamilyofherdistantcousinTsarNicholasII，ZoyaandhergrandmotherfleetheRussianRevolutionin1917，takingwiththemtwofinalroyalgifts，asmalldogandthemeasles.TheharshwinterinParisbeforeZoyameetsthehandsomeAmericancaptainshemarriesisdifficult.Shelosesallbuthertwochildreninthestockmarketcrash，butfindsworkasafashioncoordinator.Throughout，historyandromanceoftenseemtobumpintoeachotherastheystumbleovercoincidence.ThisisnotoneofSteel'sbettersagas，andherfanswillbedisappointed.LiteraryGuildDualMainSelection.AndreaLeeShuey，DallasP.L.Copyright1988ReedBusinessInformation，Inc.--ThistextreferstotheHardcoveredition.SeeallEditorialReviews…