- 2012 edition, 314 pages
- Published by Fourth Estate / Harper Collins
- Paperback Format C
- Very good condition, minor cover wear, corner creases, one corner taped
St. Petersbury, 1917: as the New Year dawns, a diver pulls the murdered body of Rasputin, the Mad Monk, from the icy waters of the Neva River. Hours later, Rasputin's daughters are taken to the Tsar's palace, where the Tsarina makes a shocking request: would Masha, 18, take on her father's role as healer at the sickbed of the Tsarevitch Alyosha?
Two months later, the Bolshevik Revolution forces the Tsar to abdicate, and the whole royal family is placed under arrest in the Alexander Palace. Trapped in increasingly harsh living conditions, Masha and Alyosha find solace in one anothers;s company. Together they create a private realm of magic and love, as Masha introduces the young Tsarevitch to a wild and beautiful land he will never live to rule.
An unusual love story, stiched delicately into the spendid tapestry of Russian history.
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