Winter Hearts

A lifetime ago, Ellie Lipton closed a chapter in her heart when family pressure and society expectations forced her first true love to return to his native Russia. Half a century after the Cold War ended their young romance, Dmitri Kuznekov is now a celebrated playwright visiting Washington, D.C. for the American debut of his latest drama at National Theatre.

On the pretense of offering congratulations, Ellie gives in to her curiosity about whether she has been the only one with conflicted e...