The Tsarina’s Daughter
2022
The death of Peter the Great in 1725 threw Russia into a succession crisis. At its center is his daughter Elizabeth, the central character in Ellen Alpsten’s novel. who ___. The story opens with a flash forward chapter set at a decisive moment in Elizabeth’s life when the fate of the infant Tsar is in her hands. She must choose between him and herself. Alpsten introduces Elizabeth’s passion and political outlook from the first pages. The nation is threatened by foreign influence and domination, and a regency would assure that outcome. This book is the second in a series of biographical historical novels by author Ellen Alpsten.
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