Moonlight in Odessa

National Geographic Traveler magazine Book of the Month

Publishers Weekly Top Ten Debut

Winner of the Melissa Nathan Award

Winner of the Complèment Livre Award

"This darkly humorous debut explores the world of eastern European mail-order brides and the men who finance them... The endearing and forthright Daria is the perfect guide through the trickery and sincerity of chaotic courtships and short-order love... The teetering dance between humor and heartbreak burns through this tale that takes place at the intersection of love and money, East and West, male and female."
―Publishers Weekly

"The book is a real treat: vividly told, wickedly funny and brave enough to confront the clichés and misinformation that still abound about life on both sides of the old iron curtain."
―The Guardian

“This is a delicious novel - wise, witty, wonderfully written – and its narrator, street-smart, tender-hearted Daria K, a pleasure to spend time with. ”
―Vivian Gornick, author of Fierce Attachments and The Men in My Life

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