The secret history of Moscow
By: Ekaterina Sedia
Publisher: Prime; Diamond, distributor]
Published: 2007
Place of publication: [Rockville, Md.]; [London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9780809572236
Subjects: Fantasy fiction; Fiction
Description: Just released from a mental hospital, Galina, a young translator and recovering schizophrenic, doesn't quite believe her eyes when her pregnant sister abruptly gives birth and changes into a fleeing jackdaw. Yet others across the city witness similar transformations, including Yakov, a neighborhood detective assigned to investigate a disturbing epidemic of missing-person cases. When street artist Fyodor stumbles on a surprising clue to the avian mystery, Galina and Yakov follow him through a magic portal visible only in window reflections and into an underground world of forgotten misfits and mythical creatures.