

Hider, Seeker, Secret Keeper
Author: Elizabeth Kiem
Narrator: Andi Arndt
Unabridged: 6 hr 27 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 09/02/2014
Author: Elizabeth Kiem
Narrator: Andi Arndt
Unabridged: 6 hr 27 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 09/02/2014
Elizabeth Kiem is the author of the thriller Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy and numerous works of nonfiction. A graduate of Columbia University, she studied Russian language and literature and lived in Russia for four years immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union. She currently lives in New York.
Andi Arndt arrived at her career in audiobook narration after hosting public radio programs and teaching acting and voice/speech at James Madison University. A classically trained actress with an ear for languages and dialects, Andi has studied Spanish, Dutch, Italian, French, and Chinese (Mandarin). AudioFile magazine says that “her energy and charm will draw listeners into [the] story and keep them thoroughly engaged during the whole emotional journey.”
This is Lana's story, third generation Bolshoi dancer. She did not know how her trip to NY would end, but the adventure is scarey, beautiful and the story unfolds. For myself, as a reader, the sad part is that she ends up in a Russia that to this day has not changed much. A great history fiction tri......more
Here's the deal, in brief, on this book: Lana is a dancer for Russia's Bolshoi company. She finds herself embroiled in the company politics (which sometimes relate to Russia's own) and her family's mysteries when she's sent to New York to dance a solo. Many descriptions of pictures and exclamations......more
I received a free copy of this book through Goodreads First Reads. I enjoyed it so much that I loaned it to my granddaughter with the stipulation that it must be returned as soon as she finishes it! Hider, Seeker... is unlike other novels that I usually read. First, it centers around a ballerina, s......more
“A tangled web of intrigue ensnares three generations of Bolshoi ballerinas…Russian secrets, treachery, and strong family ties pulsate and captivate in this complex tale.” Kirkus Reviews
“Kiem’s prose is infused with a grim urgency, both cold and vividly alive as Lana navigates the minefields of unfolding secrets and danger, love and fear.” Booklist
“This is a hair raising tale of lost illusions and self-discovery.” Joy Womack, principal ballerina, Kremlin Ballet
“Like Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, Elizabeth Kiem’s tale of ballerinas and bratva is primal and raw, brutal in its examination of human behavior, and pulsing with tension and spilled secrets. But Hider, Seeker, Secret Keeper is also brimming with grace—the perfect-posture elegance of complex characters who are haunted by their pasts and tradition as they try to emerge into modernity. Kiem’s detailed knowledge of Russian language and culture adds just the right amount of authenticity to a thrilling adventure.” Lindsay Smith, author of Sekret