"Marina Makarova is a woman of privilege who aches to break free of the constraints of her genteel life, a life about to be upended. Swept up on the tides of the Russian Revolution, Marina will join the marches for workers' rights, fall in love with a radical young poet, and betray all she holds dear, before being betrayed in turn. As her country experiences unimaginable upheaval, Marina's own coming-of-age unfolds, marked by deep passion and devastating loss."-- Page [4] of cover.