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A magnificent saga of love and war, of political conflict and imminent change, of two women…
Against the vast and formidable backdrop of pre-revolutionary Russia, the lives of two families become inextricably entwined.
Anna Yevnovna Burenin, a peasant girl from the tine village of Katyk, must leave the home she loved to work in a prince's palace in St. Petersburg, bringing her family's heritage of faith with her.
Anna's future is altered forever when she is thrust into the presence of the high-minded, spoiled Princess Katrina. But even as Anna's own life is changed, her faith exerts a transforming influence over the willful young princess.
But the life of protected royalty in St. Petersburg cannot be isolated forever from the forces that buffet the mighty Russian Empire. While grand dukes and their duchesses celebrate New Year's at the Tsar's legendary Winter Palace, revolution brews and war in the Balkans seems inevitable. Both peasant and princess face the prospect of their beloved Russia being torn apart by conflict within and without.
Caught in the crosscurrents of history, who will survive?
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This was an absolutely wonderful book. The characters are realistic as well as the plot. You see this period in Russia from many, many different viewpoints and it is shocking how amazingly well each character is portrayed and how you sympathize with them. You sympathize with revolutionaries, when it is a revolutionary viewpoint and you sympathize with Princess Katrina Fedorcenko when it is hers. Most of all you sympathize with Anna Yevnovna, a 16 year old girl who goes from peasant, to kitchen servant, to maid to a princess. Judith Pella and Michael Phillips are amazing co-authors.
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Jennifer (Not a bad book, if one considers plot and characters. I would recommended it to those who like a "little" history with their stories. As someone who reads Russian History, at times I felt the book wasn't necessarily authentically Russian per se in its depiction of the nobility. More of a general European, in fact, English leaning depiction of its monarchy and the nobility --which I guess is more available for research purposes. A lot of research was done and that is apparent, however, it just didn't ring authentic to one has read Russian history. A lot of questionable time line and character elements. However, if you don't need the most accurate portrayal and just want a good story, here you go.
Book one of a magnificent Saga of Love and War.
Great book, can't wait to read the others.
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