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Anastasia and Her Sisters
Anastasia and Her Sisters | Carolyn Meyer
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There s a heavy price to pay for royalty in this compelling and true story of Anastasia Romanov and fellow grand duchesses of Russia, from an award-winning novelist. It s summer in 1914 and the Romanovs are aboard the "Standart," the Russian royal yacht. Tsar Nicholas, Tsaritsa Alexandra, their four daughters, and the youngest child, Tsarevitch Alexei, are sailing to Romania to meet Crown Prince Carol and his parents. It seems like a fairy tale existence for the four grand duchesses, dressed in beautiful clothes, traveling from palace to palace. But it s not. Life inside the palace is far from a fairy tale. The girls younger brother suffers from an excruciatingly painful and deadly blood disease, and their parents have chosen to shield the Russian people from the severity of the future tsar s condition. The secrets and strain are hard on the family, and conditions are equally dire beyond the palace walls. Peasants chafe under the burden of extreme poverty and Tsar Nicholas s leadership power weakens. And when the unthinkable happens Germany declares war on Russia nothing in Anastasia s world will ever be the same."
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kstadt929
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I loved this book! Great writing style even though some of the events in this book are heartbreaking. I feel like I really got to know the characters of Anastasia, her sisters, and servants...I put several related books on hold at the library after finishing this one up ❤️

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kstadt929
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Reading by the fireplace while it‘s raining outside ❤️ Excited to start this one from @Endowarrior21 😁

cherinium Looks beautiful, but I can't even imagine sitting by a fire right now. It's been so HOT for weeks now, I've completely forgotten that winter never wanted to end this year. Only about a week of spring here in St. Louis--then straight to the dog days of summer! 6y
kstadt929 @cherinium Yes!! The ONLY reason the fire is okay today is because it has been extremely hot and humid the last few days here in Wisconsin...we had the air conditioning on for that so the cooler temps today + rain + air conditioning made for a chilly home when I got back from work. Otherwise I totally feel you on the skipping from winter to summer 😁 I love the fireplace so I will take any excuse to use it! 6y
cherinium Good for you! Take those opportunities when they come! 6y
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Literary_Siren
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I found this to be similar to the Royal Diaries book she wrote about 15 years ago. Still enjoyed it though. The Last Tsar and his family have always fascinated me. I never understood why it was necessary for them to be executed.

JoeStalksBeck Come over and win some books 7y
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Literary_Siren
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I have a new book buddy! May I introduce to you, my fellow Littens, Francis. #GermanShepardDobermanHusky #CutestMuttEver

BookishGirl06 So cute :) 7y
Literary_Siren Thank you! 😊 7y
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