The Romanov Sisters
The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra
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The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra
Ratings8
Average rating4
Draws on personal writings and private sources to illuminate the daily lives of the four Russian Grand Duchesses from their own perspectives, revealing their awareness of family turmoil and the approach of the Russian Revolution.
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Really excellent. My only issue is that the title makes it seem like the focus will be narrower than it actually is, however, I enjoyed the information about Queen Victoria's daughter Alice, Alexandra growing up, and all the other peripheral characters.
I love Russian history, and I love royals, so this scratched two itches at once! It's well-researched and engaging, but I found it to be as much about Alexandra as it was about her daughters themselves. There were some historical aspects that went unexplained that I thought would have benefited from getting a little more attention. It's a solid read, but I was hoping to be wowed and I wasn't.
Well-researched story of the Romanov Sisters though a large part of the book deals with their Mother and there were parts I found boring and just skimmed. I appreciated the insights into some of the reasons why England did not offer them refuge, and I learned about the personalities of the older two sisters, especially. Some of Anatasia's personality comes through, but there isn't much about Maria. perhaps because there just aren't many sources of information to give more details on her. It's so sad ... wrong people for the job, but not bad people, and the girls' lives were so isolated in large part due to their Mother.
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3 primary booksThe Romanov Sisters is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Helen Rappaport.
