Chimes of a Lost Cathedral - Hardcover

"Shimmers with vital energy...The novel luxuriates in exotic period details...The Revolution of Marina M. is hard to put down."--Trine Tsouderos, Chicago Tribune

"Resplendent...Marina, a passionate, impressionable poet from an aristocratic family, gets swept up in young love and the Bolshevik movement."--Oprah.com

"A big, immersive novel for fans of Amor Towles's A Gentleman in Moscow."--Huffington Post

"Fitch narrows the Russian Revolution to one woman's perspective, crafting a gorgeous epic that's a must-read for historical fiction fans."--Frannie Jackson, Paste Magazine

"This is Fitch's most powerful narrative, beautifully and propulsively written...The reading experience genuinely does share the opulence and intimacy of the great Russian masterpieces."--Steve Donoghue, Christian Science Monitor

"An epic tale...In this relatable coming-of-age novel, Marina grapples with a changing world and struggles to find her place in it."--Nora Horvath, Real Simple

"Stunning and heartbreaking...When I finished reading, my heart ached. I'd fallen head-over-heels with Marina, with her stubborn will to live, with her wild desire and impractical decision making. I hurt when she hurt; I was in love when she was. This is the perfect cold-weather novel to lose yourself in...Just be sure to brace yourself, because your heart might break, too."--Angela Lashbrook, Nylon

"Fitch's first-person narrative is intensely intimate...As Marina comes of age, she is thrust into the spilled blood on the streets and the plight of the workers and artists...The author's passion seems to reside with Russia itself, exploring its intricate history and soul in good light and bad...Marina's identity changes and she becomes free to blaze into the future."--Erin Lewenauer, Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Fitch penetrates the heart and soul of her characters. Like Marina herself, Fitch is a poet, and one of the glories of her new novel is the shimmering beauty of language...Above all, Fitch is faithful to the Tolstoyan traditions of the Russian novel, writing about heroic events on an equally heroic scale. Remarkably, she catches and holds our interest...rewarding us with rich and provocative stories, compelling characters, and literary prose of the very highest order."--Jonathan Kirsch, Jewish Journal

"Janet Fitch presents this tumultuous epoch from the viewpoint of a passionate, resilient young woman...With heightened immediacy, Fitch's novel presents a richly described, on-the-street view of the revolution's transformative, often violent throes...The momentum rarely slackens. Fitch's cinematic storytelling and Marina's vibrant personality are standout elements in this dramatic novel."--Sarah Johnson, Booklist