Started _A Gentleman in Moscow (https://www.amortowles.com/a-gentleman-in-moscow-about-the-book/)_ by Amor Towles.
Amor Towles · A Gentleman in Moscow: About the Book - Amor Towles“Who will save Rostov from the intrusions of state if not the seamstresses, chefs, bartenders and doormen? In the end, Towles’s greatest narrative effect is not the moments of wonder and synchronicity but the generous transformation of these peripheral workers, over the course of decades, into confidants, equals and, finally, friends. With them around, a life sentence in these gilded halls might make Rostov the luckiest man in Russia.”—The New York Times Book Review
Finished _A Gentleman in Moscow_.
Honestly, this was a bit of a slog. The bulk of the book felt like apologetics for aristocracy, but I was told to keep going, it gets better towards the end. The plot did pick up towards the end, but I don’t know if it made the rest of the book worthwhile.
@brentlineberry I liked the part about the apple blossoms in the taste of the honey.
"Nizhny Novgorod! :0"