The last grand duchess
Book |
Mira,
Toronto :
[2022]
- 8 of 10 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative (Show)
- 1 of 2 Copies Available at Lincoln Pelham Public Library
- 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleming - Beamsville | FIC Turnb | Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Checked out |
| Rittenhouse - Vineland | FIC Turnb | Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
Grand Duchess Olga Romanov comes of age amid a shifting tide for the great dynasties of Europe. But even as unrest simmers in the capital, Olga is content to live within the confines of the sheltered life her parents have built for her and her three sisters: hiding from the world on account of their mother’s ill health, their brother Alexei’s secret affliction, and rising controversy over Father Grigori Rasputin, the priest on whom the tsarina has come to rely. Olga’s only escape from the seclusion of Alexander Palace comes from the grand tea parties her aunt hosts amid the shadow court of Saint Petersburg—a world of opulent ballrooms, scandalous flirtation, and whispered conversation. But as war approaches, the palaces of Russia are transformed. Olga and her sisters trade their gowns for nursing habits, assisting in surgeries and tending to the wounded bodies and minds of Russia’s military officers. As troubling rumors about her parents trickle in from the front, Olga dares to hope that a budding romance might survive whatever the future may hold. But when tensions run high and supplies run low, the controversy over Rasputin grows into fiery protest, and calls for revolution threaten to end three hundred years of Romanov rule.
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Details
- ISBN: 9780778311706
- ISBN: 9780778386360
- Physical Description: 374 pagesprint
- Publisher: Toronto : Mira, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
- General Note: LSC 35.99Includes reader's guide."A novel of Olga Romanov, Imperial Russia, and revolution"--Cover.
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.