This Sun Which Blinds Me

Maria spends her childhood living in the shadow of the blond ballerina, her adopted sister, Eliza. Thoughtful and restless, Maria shares in her father's passion for all things Greece – Greek philosophy, Greek language, Greek culture. Set in Romania during the first half of the nineteenth century, times are tumultuous.
As the young sisters grow older and marry, the political situation forces change. Eliza must flee to the land of tango.
Maria remains in Romania with her Greek husband and their...