Blogs in April 2020

Tsarina 3rd April 2020

“”Romance, adventure, magic and history blend seamlessly into a story that is… historically sensitive and gloriously thrilling.” –Kirkus, starred review” Natalya knows a secret. A magical Faberge egg glows within the walls of Russia’s Winter Palace. It holds a...

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Rasputin’s Daughter 3rd April 2020

Called “brilliant” by USA Today, Robert Alexander’s historical novel The Kitchen Boy swept readers back to the doomed world of the Romanovs. His latest masterpiece once again conjures those turbulent days in a fictional drama of extraordinary depth and...

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The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar 3rd April 2020

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...

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Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, Russia, 1914 3rd April 2020

Award-winning author Carolyn Meyer’s ANASTASIA is back in print with a gorgeous new package! Thirteen-year-old Anastasia is the youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II, ruler of Russia. Anastasia is used to a life of luxury; her major concerns are...

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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich 3rd April 2020

Bringing into harsh focus the daily struggle for existence in a Soviet gulag, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich is translated by Ralph Parker in Penguin Modern Classics. This brutal, shattering glimpse of the fate...

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