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The Ice Whisperers

The Ice Whisperers
  • Author(s): Helenka Stachera, Marco Guadalupi (Illustrator)
  • Location(s): Siberia
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

A haunting magical adventure about two sisters born 40,000 years apart, perfect for fans of Frostheart and The Wild Way Home. When Bela’s mother dies, she is summoned to deepest Siberia to stay with an uncle she’s never met....

The Impossible Journey

The Impossible Journey
  • Author(s): Gloria Whelan
  • Location(s): Siberia
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical, Young Adult
  • Era(s): 1934

In 1934, thirteen-year-old Marya and her younger brother, Georgi, set out alone on a long and arduous journey into Siberia to find their mother after she and their father are exiled for opposing Stalin, in the companion story to...

The Jewel Of St Petersburg

The Jewel Of St Petersburg
  • Author(s): Kate Furnivall
  • Location(s): St Petersburg (Leningrad)
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1910

Russia, 1910. Young Valentina Ivanova charms St Petersburg’s aristocracy with her classic Russian beauty and her talent as a pianist. But she scandalises society when she begins a romance with Jens Friis, a Danish engineer. He brings to her...

The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar

The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar
  • Author(s): Robert Alexander
  • Location(s): Russia
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Russian Revolution

Drawing from decades of work, travel, and research in Russia, Robert Alexander re-creates the tragic, perennially fascinating story of the final days of Nicholas and Alexandra Romanov as seen through the eyes of their young kitchen boy, Leonka. Now...

The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers

The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers
  • Author(s): Kerri Turner
  • Location(s): Russia
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1914

Petrograd, 1914. A country on a knife edge. The story of two people caught in the middle – with everything to lose… A stunning debut from a talented new Australian voice in historical fiction. Valentina Yershova’s position in the...

The Last Russian Doll

The Last Russian Doll
  • Author(s): Kristen Loesch
  • Location(s): Russia, St Petersburg (Leningrad)
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): Looking back to early 20th Century

A haunting, epic novel about betrayal, revenge, and redemption that follows three generations of Russian women, from the 1917 revolution to the last days of the Soviet Union, and the enduring love story at the center. In a faraway...

The Little Russian

The Little Russian
  • Author(s): Susan Sherman
  • Location(s): Ukraine, Moscow, Russia
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1903-1920

The Little Russian spotlights an exciting new and assured voice in historical fiction. The novel tells the story of Berta Alshonsky, who revels in childhood memories of her time spent with a wealthy family in Moscow––a life filled with...

The Lost Crown

The Lost Crown
  • Author(s): Sarah Miller
  • Location(s): Russia
  • Genre(s): Young Adult
  • Era(s): Early 20th Century

Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia. Like the fingers on a hand–first headstrong Olga, then Tatiana the tallest, Maria most hopeful for a ring, and Anastasia the smallest. These are the daughters of Tsar Nicholas II, grand duchesses living a...

The Lost Daughter

The Lost Daughter
  • Author(s): Gill Paul
  • Location(s): Australia, Russia
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1919 - 1973

A Russian princess. An extraordinary sacrifice. A captivating secret… From the author of The Secret Wife, a gripping journey through decades and across continents, of love, devastating loss and courage against all odds. 1918 With the country they once...

The Lost Pianos of Siberia

The Lost Pianos of Siberia
  • Author(s): Sophy Roberts
  • Location(s): Siberia
  • Genre(s): Nonfiction
  • Era(s): Modern looking back

Siberia’s story is traditionally one of exiles, penal colonies and unmarked graves. Yet there is another tale to tell. Dotted throughout this remote land are pianos – grand instruments created during the boom years of the nineteenth century, and...

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