A review by libkatem
The Mirrored World by Debra Dean

3.0

I don't know that much about Orthodox saints, and I had never heard of St. Xenia, but the period of time in which she lived... I am very familiar. It's pretty much the rise and rule of Catherine the Great. This time period is told through the eyes of Xenia's cousin, Dasha. What this book contains is a look at Russian life just outside the Court, a glimpse at what faith and mental illness might mean in 18th century St Petersburg.

I didn't find this to be as strong as The Madonnas of Leningrad but there is a quiet sort of urgency that compels the reader from beginning to end.