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Dissonance

By: Carol Cosman
Narrated by: Melanie Crawley
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Young Soviet pianist Natalia Aronovich is poised for international stardom when, in one shocking act, a Red Guard officer interrupts her performance and removes her from the stage. She later learns the KGB has arrested her father, Pravda journalist Mikhail Aronovich, for his undercover involvement with Soviet dissidents, refuseniks, and Israeli Intelligence.

Soviet officials force Natalia to leave Russia, but she is determined to return and free her father from certain death in the Gulag. She seeks help from Yonatan Yerushalmi, a Mossad agent, but he finds Natalia’s request impulsive and refuses to assist her. Undaunted, Natalia recruits Soviet-Israeli doctor Tanya Shlain and, equipped with aliases, fake passports, and firearms, they embark on a perilous mission to smuggle Mikhail out of Russia.

Against the backdrop of an oppressive Soviet regime and escalating Middle East tensions in the months leading to the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Dissonance takes the listener on an emotional and unforgettable journey—from the soul of a pianist who must reinvent herself to the conflicts that usher in an unforgiving war.

©2022 Carol Cosman (P)2022 Carol Cosman Historical Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Soviet Union Espionage War Middle East Fiction Piano Celebrity Russia
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I remember quite clearly as a teenager being asked to write to Refuseniks in Russia so they would know Jews in the diaspora hadn't forgotten their plight. Also the work of Project Exodus, (amongst others) to help get Refuseniks out. So the story resonated strongly with me. Ms Cosman obviously knows her stuff and everything was well researched. For me personally, it was a tad too long and maybe the Yom Kippur war could have been book 2? I had enormous compassion for Ms Crawley, the narrator who was required to perform a number of different accents. As for an Israeli accent, well so many at that time would have been immigrants to Israel. The challenge presented to speak in an accent of a person born in Russia who immigrated to Israel must have seemed overwhelming and I thought she handled it all with great aplomb. I will definitely seek out more by this author and narrator.

Good story, well researched

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