Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
Olesya Salnikova Gilmore was born in Moscow, Russia, raised in the U.S., and graduated from Pepperdine University with a B.A. in English/political science, and from Northwestern University School of Law. She practiced litigation at a large law firm for several years before pursuing her dream of becoming an author. She is happiest writing historical fiction and fantasy inspired by Eastern European folklore. She lives in a wooded lakeside suburb of Chicago with her husband and daughter. The Witch and the Tsar, her debut novel, is out now from ACE/Penguin Random House. Her essays and reviews have appeared in LitHub, Tor.com, Historical Novels Review, Bookish, the Washington Independent Review of Books, and others.
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7 entries by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
The Stone Witch of Florence: A Novel
By Anna Rasche
A woman seeks to save her beloved city from plagues and misbehaving men.
American Ending
By Mary Kay Zuravleff
A young woman seeks to transcend her Russian-immigrant family’s world.
Iron Curtain
By Vesna Goldsworthy
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A stark, oftentimes brutal portrait of the East-West divide.
American Ending: A Novel
By Mary Kay Zuravleff
A young woman seeks to transcend her Russian-immigrant family’s world.
Iron Curtain: A Love Story
By Vesna Goldsworthy
A stark, oftentimes brutal portrait of the East-West divide.
The Slaughterman’s Daughter
By Yaniv Iczkovits; translated by Orr Scharf
A fable-like tale of a Jewish woman who dared to defy an entire empire.
The Slaughterman’s Daughter: A Novel
By Yaniv Iczkovits; translated by Orr Scharf
A fable-like tale of a Jewish woman who dared to defy an entire empire.