Oxana and the Red Dress is a richly layered, multi-generational story of love, passion, and war set against the background of rural Ukraine in the 1930s, the ensuing Bolshevik political repression, and the early days of World War II.
About the Author
LaWayne Leno is the author of two internationally acclaimed musical biographies, The Untold Story of Adele aus der Ohe and Roses of the Prairie. He was raised in rural North Dakota, studied piano with Oxana Yablonskaya in New York City, and completed his education at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota. He currently resides in the Twin Cities of Minnesota.
Roses of the Prairie
Life’s beautifully complicated road led all three women back to the Dakota prairie, where, surrounded by the love and warmth of family and friends, they dedicated their lives to teaching, performing, and community involvement. Their story provides timeless inspiration.
In this first ever biography, Adele aus der Ohe is revealed through personal letters, newspaper articles, and poetry. This provocative and forgotten story tells of the glories and struggles, of an artist, a female artist, at the turn of the century.