Like a Drop of Ink in a Downpour

2022 National Jewish Book Award Finalist in Autobiography & Memoir;2022 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist; anda 2022 WNBA Great Group Reads SelectionLike a Drop of Ink in a Downpouris more ambitious than the average memoir. Its informed by Galinas and her parents lessons on the value of art and culture and enriched by Alnas beautifully constructed images and Galinas poetry.Herb Randall,LA Review of BooksLike a Drop of Ink in a Downpourtraces Yelena Lemberskys childhood in Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) in the 1970s and 80s. Her life is upended when her family decides to emigrate to America, but instead her mother is charged with a crime and unjustly incarcerated.Told in the dual points of view, this memoir is a clear-eyed look at the reality of life in the Soviet Union during the Cold War, giving us an insiders perspective on the roots of contemporary Russia. It is also a coming-of-age story, heartfelt and funny, a testament to the unbreakable bond between mothers and daughters, and the healing power of art.