Tatiana's Wedding

Middle-aged Delfina's life has been indelibly marked by her mother's violent death at the hand's of Delfina's father when she was a young girl. Her grandmother's terminal illness occasions the sudden reappearance of her father, provoking a series of quietly shattering revelations that will permanently alter Delfina's perceptions of herself and others. In language that digs deep inside, and utilizing a fascinating storytelling structure, Tatiana's Wedding is sure to delight readers who enjoy an interesting tale well told. Tatiana's Wedding probes the intricate tensions and silences that underlie family relationships, tempering unflinching examinations of the scars left by violence and loss with subtle celebrations of compromise, forgiveness, and passion.

"Fascinating, dark, and deeply intelligent, Tatiana's Wedding introduces a fine new voice in fiction."

                Leslie Daniels, author of Cleaning Nabokov's House

Tatiana's Wedding is Cynthia A. Robinson's debut novel. She is currently the Chair of the Art History Department at Cornell University, where she has published widely with a particular interest in Medieval and Islamic art. Tatiana's Wedding displays her ability to get inside the heads of a wide cast of characters in revealing their internal struggles and life-altering compromises made across three generations. Cynthia recently was selected as the winner of the New Southerner Literary Award for Fiction.