Spying through crystal

'What's the word for chandelier in Russian?'
Sophie flicked one of the still trembling drops with a fingernail.
'Lyustra,' Dmitri said.
'I like that word,' Sophie whispered. 'It sounds like illustration... like a picture in a story book... as if you could look into the crystals and see things happening...'

From The Wolf Princess


Chandeliers in the house of the artist, Carolyn Quartermaine.