Blood Sweat and Tears is
a novel guaranteed to appeal to the romantic readers, irrespective of their age
or the generation or era they belong to. It is the story of Zaria, a child born
to an Indian father and a Russian mother. After enjoying a pampered childhood
in Madras, she, along with her mother, is tragically tossed by the vagaries of
fate to a faraway Russia to Moscow, where survival is a struggle amidst poverty
and heartache. Her ballet classes are the only light in this dark tunnel for
young Zaria and as she grows older, ballet becomes her prime passion and the
intense ambition of being a successful ballerina her prime focus of life. But
amidst the brutally competitive dance world, will she make it? And if she does,
will she survive the complex challenges? And most importantly, find the love
she yearns to, one she had put on hold and placed second, along the way? Read
on to find out about Zaria’s life with all its ups and downs.