{"product_id":"three-muses-paperback","title":"Three Muses - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartha Anne Toll\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e...\u003ci\u003eThree Muses\u003c\/i\u003e captivates the reader from the first page to the last.\" --Paul Harding, Pulitzer Prize winning author of \u003ci\u003eTinkers \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEnon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThree Muses\u003c\/i\u003e is a love story that enthralls: a tale of Holocaust survival venturing through memory, trauma, and identity, while raising the curtain on the unforgiving discipline of ballet. In post-WWII New York, John Curtin suffers lasting damage from having been forced to sing for the concentration camp kommandant who murdered his family. John trains to be a psychiatrist, struggling to wrest his life from his terror of music and his past. Katya Symanova climbs the arduous path to Prima Ballerina of the New York State Ballet, becoming enmeshed in an abusive relationship with her choreographer, who makes Katya a star but controls her life. When John receives a ticket to attend a ballet featuring Katya Symanova, a spell is cast. As John and Katya follow circuitous paths to one another, fear and promise rise in equal measure. Song, Discipline, and Memory weave their way through love and loss, heartbreak and triumph.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartha Anne Toll's\u003c\/b\u003e reviews, essays, and short fiction regularly appear in \u003ci\u003eNPR Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, The Millions\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. A passionate advocate for racial and social justice, Martha was the founding Executive Director of the Butler Family Fund. She lives with her husband, a climate activist, and their espresso machine just outside Washington, DC. They are the lucky parents of two daughters. \u003ci\u003eThree Muses\u003c\/i\u003e is Martha's debut novel. Please visit her at www.marthannetoll.com and @marthaannetoll.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.5 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42697320005695,"sku":"9781646032563","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/dd5b2b557eef565f6cecdd7b48b184ef.webp?v=1765009120","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/three-muses-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}