The Star of Kazan Seasonal Change a woman with an overwhelming

a woman with an overwhelming passion for design

* "Weighty matters deftly handled with humor and grace

-Think and dream creatively

easy to transport

The Star of Kazan Seasonal Change a woman with an overwhelmingA timeless and enthralling adventure set in turn of the century Vienna from New York Times bestseller and award winning author Eva Ibbotson. In 1896, in a pilgrim church in the Alps, an abandoned baby girl is found by a cook and a housemaid. They take her home, and Annika grows up in the servants' quarters of a house belonging to three eccentric Viennese professors. She is happy there, but dreams of the day when her real mother will come to find her.