![]() There’s intrigue and danger and a love story or two. I did guess the end about ¾ of the way through, but that didn’t ruin it for me. The flashback sections following Lena and Charlotte slowly piece together the truth. A good chunk of the book follows Veronica as she discovers a man claiming to be the Romanov heir and investigates the story of a 5th daughter being smuggled out of Russia. With her parents and brother missing and presumed dead, Grand Duchess Olga Romanova must keep her younger sisters safe. ![]() ![]() Sometimes stories that jump between points-of-view can feel disjointed, but I’m happy to say that’s not the case with this book. Dark family secrets revealed.an alternate future for the Romanov sisters from Jennifer Laam, author of The Secret Daughter of the Tsar and The Lost Season of Love and Snow. As Goodreads says, it’s “a compelling alternate history of the Romanov family in which a secret fifth daughter - smuggled out of Russia before the revolution - continues the royal lineage to dramatic consequences.” The book weaves together the stories of three women: Lena, a housemaid in the Romanov palace Charlotte, a ballerina living in Nazi-occupied Paris and Veronica, a modern-day professor of Russian history. I’ve always been a little fascinated with the Romanov family, so this was a no brainer to pick up when I saw it at the library. ![]()
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