The Crown The Crucible Author:Michael Phillips & Judith Pella Magnificent saga of love & war,political conflict,imminent change,two women.Against backdrop of pre-revolutionary Russia, lives of two families become inextricably entwined.Anna Burenin,a peasant girl from tiny village of Katyk,must leave the home she loves to work in a prince's palace in St. Petersburg, bringing only her family's heritage of fa... more »ith with her.Her future is altered forever when she is thrust into the presence of high-minded Princess Katrina.Anna's faith exerts a transforming influence over the willful young princess.Revolution brews & war in the Balkans seems inevitable.Peasant & princess faith prospect of Russia being torn apart within & without.« less