Alpsten Ellen - The Tsarina's Daughter A Novel - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Ellen Alpsten's stunning novel The Tsarina's Daughter is the dramatic story of Elizabeth daughter of Catherine I and Peter the Great who ruled Russia during an extraordinary life marked by love danger passion and scandal. Born into the House of Romanov to the all - powerful Peter the Great and his wife Catherine a former serf beautiful Tsarevna Elizabeth is the envy of the Russian empire. She is insulated by luxury and spoiled by her father who dreams for her to marry King Louis XV of France and rule in Versailles. But when a woodland creature gives her a Delphic prophecy her life is turned upside down. Her volatile father suddenly dies her only brother has been executed and her mother takes the throne of Russia. As friends turn to foe in the dangerous atmosphere of the Court the princess must fear for her freedom and her life. Fate deals her blow after blow and even loving her becomes a crime that warrants cruel torture and capital punishment: Elizabeth matures from suffering victim to strong and savvy survivor. But only her true love and their burning passion finally help her become who she is. When the Imperial Crown is left to an infant Tsarevich Elizabeth finds herself in mortal danger and must confront a terrible dilemma - seize the reins of power and harm an innocent child or find herself following in the footsteps of her murdered brother. Hidden behind a gorgeous wildly decadent fa ade the Russian Imperial Court is a viper's den of intrigue and ambition. Only a woman possessed of boundless courage and cunning can prove herself worthy to sit on the throne of Peter the Great.
Title: The Tsarina's Daughter A Novel
Author(s): Alpsten Ellen
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Barcode: 9781250214416
Pages: 512 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 3/15/2022
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction