GRANNY DAN - Dell

She was the cherished grandmother who sang songs in Russian, loved to roller-skate, and spoke little of her past. But when Granny Dan died, all that remained was a box wrapped in brown paper, tied with string. Inside, and old pair of satin toe shoes, a gold locket, and a stack of letters tied with ribbon. It was her legacy, waiting to be discovered by the granddaughter who loved her but never really knew he. It was a story waiting to be told... The year was 1902. A new century was dawing as a motherless young gild arrived at a ballet school in St. Petersburg, Russia, at the age of seven. By age seventeen, Danina Petroskoca had become a great ballerina, a favorite of the grounp upon which she danced. A war, an extraordinary man, and a devasting illness altered the course of her life. And when revolution shattered Russia, Danina Petroskova was forced to make a heartbreaking choice - as the world around her was about to change forever.