The Tsarina's Daughter

by Carolly Erickson

Book Overview

It is 1989 and Daria Gradov is an elderly grandmother living in the rural West. But she is not who she claims to be--the widow of a Russian immigrant of modest means. In actuality she began her life... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312367384
• ISBN13: 9780312367381
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

The Tsarina's Daughter

it's great, a true page turner taking one back in time and putting the reader in the charactor's shoes. it's really good.

Not what I expected

I thought this would be about how the Tsarinas daughter got away, how whe emigrated to Canada and how she made a new life. It's not. It's about growing up as the Tsar's daughter and the events that lead to the Revolution. It's an interesting story just now what I thought it would be. I should have had a genealogy chart to keep track of how all the rulers in Europe and Russia were related. It tells an interesting story just not the one I thought it would be.

An interesting and fun little book

If you are a purist when it comes to history then I think you should pass on The Tsarina's Daughter. However, if you like an interesting story of what might have been if all the stars were aligned, then this maybe the novel for you. This is the story of Tatiana the second oldest daughter to Czar Nicholas and his wife Alexandra. The story focuses on Tatiana's life as she is growing up in the royal palace and also when the family was arrested. The little details about courtly life and the people that surrounded Tatiana are very interesting. Readers also experience Tatiana's life as a nurse during World War I. I will say I was a little disappointed that we did not get more interaction between Tatiana and her sisters. Alexandra is not painted in a sympathetic light and comes off as crazy in the novel. Nicholas, in my opinion, seems out of touch with his family and everything around him. Now I am not sure if this is true or not, but it did not distract me from the story. If someone is looking for a story about Tatiana's life after she escaped from Russia, this is not the story for them. That subject is barely touched upon. I will confess that I was a little leery about this novel, after having read Erickson's last one about Josephine. But this plot seems stronger and the characters more interesting. Overall, I enjoyed it, and I am thrilled that we have another Romanov book on the market. There are so few of them, and we need more. For those looking for a fun read then this is for them. For those looking for historical accuracy then I would say pass.

Good book

Though the book is pure fantasy, I enjoyed the author's look at "what might have been!"