![]() ![]() Finally, she glimpses a world beyond her mother’s Victorian sensibilities-a world of opulent ballrooms, scandalous flirtation, and whispered conversation.īut as war approaches, the palaces of Russia are transformed. Olga’s only escape from the seclusion of Alexander Palace comes from her aunt, who takes pity on her and her sister Tatiana, inviting them to grand tea parties amid the shadow court of Saint Petersburg. 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 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. Grand Duchess Olga Romanov comes of age amid a shifting tide for the great dynasties of Europe. This sweeping new novel from the internationally bestselling author of The Woman Before Wallis takes readers behind palace walls to see the end of Imperial Russia through the eyes of Olga Romanov, the first daughter of the last Tsar. ![]() ![]() A Night In Imperial Russia Featuring Bryn Turnbull, Sarah Penner, & Kate Quinn Moderated by Alka Joshi CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ![]()
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