“An American Story” is a book you can’t put down. On one hand, it’s a captivating love story of a Russian Cinderella—an émigrant named Marina, a student in the psychology department at Harvard University—and the Prince, an American scientist and young genius, Mark. On the other hand, it’s the story of how Russian émigrés освоювали (mastered) modern America. It’s lyrical, a little sad, and at the same time it awakens in the reader a desire to live, to love, and to create!
The book was first published a few years ago in a limited run. And it quickly became a cult favorite for many Russian families.