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The last grand duchess : a novel of Olga Romanov, Imperial Russia, and revolution  Cover Image Book Book

The last grand duchess : a novel of Olga Romanov, Imperial Russia, and revolution / Bryn Turnbull.

Turnbull, Bryn, (author.).

Summary:

This sweeping novel takes readers behind palace walls to see the end of Imperial Russia through the eyes of Olga Nikolaevna Romanov, the first daughter of the last tsar. 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 surgeriesand 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. At turns glittering and harrowing,The Last Grand Duchessis a story about dynasty, duty, and love, but above all, it's the story of a family who would choose devotion to each other over everything--including their lives.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780778386360 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 374 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Mira, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes reader's guide.
Subtitle from cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918 > Family > Fiction.
Olʹga Nikolaevna, Grand Duchess, daughter of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1895-1918 > Fiction.
Romanov, House of > Fiction.
Russia > History > Nicholas II, 1894-1917 > Fiction.
Genre: Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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