'Sumptuous, sexy and haunting. I adored this novel' SANTA MONTEFIORE.
Starving men and women stalk the streets of St. Petersburg. Revolution is brewing. Yet in the Imperial court of Nicholas II and the lavish palaces of the aristocracy, there is unimaginable luxury and extravagance.
Into this world of stifling splendour come two sisters. Princesses Anastasia and Militza from Montenegro are famed for their wild beauty and mystical powers. They befriend the isolated Tsarina Alexandra and use their psychic gifts to help in her increasingly desperate quest to produce a male heir. In one doomed last throw of the dice, the princesses introduce Rasputin to the Russian court. Forgotten by history, these extraordinary sisters played a frustrating role in the fate of the Romanov family – a true story of love, lust, power and betrayal.
'I couldn't put it down' CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN.
'Brilliant' CANDACE BUSHNELL.
'A rip-roaring read' DAISY GOODWIN.
'Sumptuous... Intrigue and black magic in the time of Rasputin' iNewspaper.
'Glamour, scandal and Russian princesses... A rollicking read' Good Housekeeping.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9781788544047
Number of pages: 448
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
Sumptuous, sexy and haunting. I adored this novel - Santa Montefiore
With precision and razor-sharp accuracy... A brilliant take on the historical novel' - Candace Bushell
Richly imagined... A rip-roaring read - Daisy Goodwin
Sumptuous historical saga of intrigue and black magic in the time of Rasputin - i Newspaper
I couldn't put it down. If you're buying a book this winter, make sure it's this one - Claudia Winkleman
Historical fiction always works best when it’s based on truth, and the big beating heart of this epic is the Russian Empire - Heat
The Russian Empire in its twilight days is the richly evoked setting for this intriguing tale of love and betrayal... [Edwards-Jones] brings her shrewd eye for the less savoury aspects of elite circles to this tense and gripping novel' - The Lady
This breathtaking historical tale vividly brings to life the collapse of the Russian Empire... Bewitchingly written, with dramatic pace and scene-setting descriptions' - Woman's Own
A rollicking read - Good Housekeeping.
This heady historical tale whisks readers straight to the heart of the Romanov court - Irish Mail on Sunday, Books of the Year.
This breathtaking historical tale brings to life the collapse of the Russian Empire, taking true events and casting them in a mystical light... The intrigue of the Russian court really springs from the page in this bewitchingly written novel, with well-established characters and setting descriptions' - Woman
My thanks to Head of Zeus for an ARC of this novel via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I am grateful to the author and editors for including a list of characters at the start. As I learned when reading...
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1.5 Stars
This sounded so enticing from the blurb - 2 mysterious beauties married in to Russian Aristocracy from a small land who bring their magical talents with them. Throw in a little Rasputin and you can almost...
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This is a big and slightly rambling novel centred around two sisters, Militzia and Stana, who marry into Russian nobility. They are princesses from Montenegro – then, as now, a small and unregarded country – but are... More
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