Maya & Natasha: Compelling Historical Fiction Featuring Rivalry and Redemption in the Ballet World, Perfect for Winter 2025, Get Swept Away by the World of Ballet Children's Fantasy & Magic Books New York Times bestselling author

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Maya & Natasha: Compelling Historical Fiction Featuring Rivalry and Redemption in the Ballet World, Perfect for Winter 2025, Get Swept Away by the World of Ballet Children's Fantasy & Magic Books New York Times bestselling authorThis stunning debut novel set in the fascinating world of Cold War Soviet ballet follows the fates of twin sisters whose bond is competitive, complicated, but never broken. Maya and Natasha are twin sisters born in the midst of the Siege of Leningrad in 1941 and immediately abandoned by their mother, a prima ballerina at the Kirov Ballet who would rather die than not dance. Taken in by their mothers best friend at the Kirov, the girls are raised to be