The summer of 1968 changed everything and Anna had no idea it was coming.

When Anna Rosenberg, a young Jewish-American woman, sets off across Europe and into the heart of the Balkans, she is searching for something she cannot yet name. What she finds will shatter her assumptions, awaken desires she has spent a lifetime suppressing, and bind her forever to a land most Americans could not find on a map.

Set against the turbulent backdrop of a world on the edge of revolution, Anna's Dance: A Balkan Odyssey is a richly layered novel of love, loss, identity, and the strange mercy of belonging somewhere unexpected. With the precision of a scholar and the soul of a poet, Michele Levy draws on decades of firsthand engagement with Balkan history, language, and people to bring this world vividly, unforgettably to life.

For fans of literary historical fiction steeped in culture, place, and the interior lives of women — this is the journey you have been waiting for.

"A rare novel that earns both its history and its heart."

Perfect for readers who love: Donna Leon · Téa Obreht · Katherine Arden · Isabel Allende