As thousands of Jews flee the violence of Tsarist Russia for the promise of America, twenty-year-old Anna Reader makes a dangerous choice: she leaves Chicago and returns to the Ukrainian shtetl her family escaped six years earlier.
Set against the turbulent years before the Russian Revolution, this gripping historical novel is a story of courage, loyalty, and one young woman's fight for justice in a world on the brink of upheaval.
Advance praise for Radiant as the Stars:
"Radiant as the Stars is a deeply moving story of love and political awakening. With lyrical prose, richly drawn historical detail, and a compelling voice, Elaine Elinson brings to life the tensions between love and revolution, art and survival, and the enduring search for justice and belonging."
—Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow
"A book to gobble up and regret when it ends."
—Anne Whiteside, author of The Moon in Splinters