Rasputin's Daughter: A Romanov Novel
Autor Robert Alexanderen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 2006 – vârsta de la 18 ani
From the author of the national bestseller The Kitchen Boy comes a gripping historical novel about imperial Russia’s most notorious figure 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 suspense. In the wake of the Russian Revolution, Maria Rasputin—eldest of the Rasputin children—recounts her infamous father’s final days, building a breathless narrative of intrigue, excess, and conspiracy that reveals the shocking truth of her father’s end and the identity of those who arranged it. What emerges is a nail-biting, richly textured new take on one of history’s most legendary episodes.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780143038658
ISBN-10: 0143038656
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 131 x 197 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.21 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Seria A Romanov Novel
ISBN-10: 0143038656
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 131 x 197 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.21 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Seria A Romanov Novel
Recenzii
Employ[s] the fast pace of a thriller and the ability to make a remote historical episode personal to the reader. (Booklist)
The combination of Alexander’s research and his rich characterizations produces an engaging historical fiction that offers a Rasputin who is neither beast nor saint, but merely, compellingly human. (Publishers Weekly)
For readers who like their juicy scandals topped with a hearty dollop of history, Alexander serves up a satisfying portrait of a court in its last throes of decadence and intrigue. (The Washington Post)
The combination of Alexander’s research and his rich characterizations produces an engaging historical fiction that offers a Rasputin who is neither beast nor saint, but merely, compellingly human. (Publishers Weekly)
For readers who like their juicy scandals topped with a hearty dollop of history, Alexander serves up a satisfying portrait of a court in its last throes of decadence and intrigue. (The Washington Post)
Notă biografică
Robert Alexander has studied at Leningrad State University, worked for the U.S. government in the former U.S.S.R., and traveled extensively throughout Russia.
Descriere
From the author of "The Kitchen Boy" comes a new novel delving into the mysterious life and death of the notorious Rasputin--as explored by his youthful and bold daughter, Maria.