![]() ![]() ![]() For readers of superb historical fiction, Eva Stachniak captures in glorious detail the opulence of royalty and the perilous loyalties of the Russian court.Īt the same time baroque and intimate, worldly and domestic, wildly strange and soulfully familiar, “The Winter Palace” offers a flickering glimpse of history through the gauze of a deft entertainment. Sophie is a naive German duchess who will become Catherine the Great. Barbara, the narrator, is a servant who will become one of Russia’s most cunning royal spies. Two young women, caught in the landscape of shifting allegiances, navigate the treacherous waters of palace intrigue. Eva Stachniak’s novel sweeps readers into the passionate, intimate, and treacherous world of Catherine the Great, revealing Russia’s greatest monarch from her earliest days in court, where the most valuable currency was the secrets of nobility and the most dangerous weapon to wield was ambition. Included in The Washington Post’s most notable fiction list of 2012.īehind every great ruler lies a betrayal. A Globe and Mail Best Book of the Year, 2012 ![]()
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