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Princesses Anastasia and Militza from Montenegro, famed for their wild beauty and mystical powers, befriend the isolated Tsarina Alexandra and use their psychic gifts to help in her increasingly desperate quest to produce a male heir.
About the author
Imogen Edwards-Jones studied Russian at Bristol University. Her first book, The Taming of Eagles, was about the first 100 days of the collapse of communism. A writer, broadcaster and journalist, she has travelled extensively within the old Soviet Union, studying in Kyiv. She is the author of over 25 books, including the bestselling Babylon collection that was made into two prime time TV series on BBC1. She is a member of the London College of Psychic Studies, an honorary Cossack, and lives in London.
Summary
'Sumptuous, sexy and haunting. I adored this novel' SANTA MONTEFIORE.
Starving men and women stalk the streets of St. Petersburg. Revolution is brewing. Yet in the Imperial court of Nicholas II and the lavish palaces of the aristocracy, there is unimaginable luxury and extravagance.
Into this world of stifling splendour come two sisters. Princesses Anastasia and Militza from Montenegro are famed for their wild beauty and mystical powers. They befriend the isolated Tsarina Alexandra and use their psychic gifts to help in her increasingly desperate quest to produce a male heir. In one doomed last throw of the dice, the princesses introduce Rasputin to the Russian court. Forgotten by history, these extraordinary sisters played a frustrating role in the fate of the Romanov family - a true story of love, lust, power and betrayal.
'I couldn't put it down' CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN.
'Brilliant' CANDACE BUSHNELL.
'A rip-roaring read' DAISY GOODWIN.
'Sumptuous... Intrigue and black magic in the time of Rasputin' iNewspaper.
'Glamour, scandal and Russian princesses... A rollicking read' Good Housekeeping.
Foreword
Brimming with black magic, sex and intrigue, a sumptuous historical novel set in nineteenth-century Russia.
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This breathtaking historical tale brings to life the collapse of the Russian Empire, taking true events and casting them in a mystical light... The intrigue of the Russian court really springs from the page in this bewitchingly written novel, with well-established characters and setting descriptions'
