This book struck me as being very unusual in its coverage of multiple cultures. It included time in Russian communities in China, refugee camps in the Philippines and Australia, Sydney beach culture, and Moscow during the Cold War.
Since the focus of the book was supposed to be the mother-daughter relationship I was surprised the author didn't include the mother's point of view at all. The mother's story is told very briefly by another character towards the end of the novel, but there is no first-person description of the mother's thoughts or feelings.
Enjoyed it, although I got sick of the main character's pointless pining after Dmitri.
3 stars.
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