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“After all, in this life we do not know what lies before us.”

July 4, 2016 by Caitlin_D 2 Comments

I picked this one up after reading a mediocre review here on CBR, so I don’t know why I was surprised that it took me two weeks to slough my way to the finish line. First of all, the title is misleading because the daughters’ stories receive no more attention than their parent’s courtship, Alexandra’s medical drama, Alexey’s hemophilia and the dependence Alexandra began to have for Rasputin. The daughters, their personalities, romantic interests and other facts about them are presented, it just doesn’t feel […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Helen Rappaport, The Romanov Sisters, The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra

Caitlin_D's CBR8 Review No:56 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Helen Rappaport, The Romanov Sisters, The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra ·
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