Just finished reading The Chosen Maiden. A beautifully crafted novel exploring a time and place that seems more remote than just a century, yet it's timely. Bronislava Nijinska's gifts and achievements were overshadowed by her brother's for much of her life. This absorbing read about how men's and women's achievements are factored in different currencies is unfortunately true even now. That Nijinksa was able to overcome incredible odds and make her mark in ballet as the world around her raged through the Russian Revolution and two world wars is amazing. Loved all the detail. I felt like I was in the room with her.