A COUNTESS BELOW STAIRS by Eva Ibbotson If you are enamored with the Russian Revolution and the Tsar’s family or you are a fan of British TV you will like this sweet story of a Russian Countess reduced to serving as a housemaid in England. Anna is almost too sweet and industrious to believe, but...
Nothing is more depressing then the dreaded "Reader Slump" that not even your favorite authors can pull you out of. That was me, just floating along after reading back to back amazing books, everything just sorta fell flat for me. That is by chance I stumbled on A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbots...
A beautiful fairy tale like book, charming from beginning to end. Everything, from the language to the exaggerated villains (at one point there was even dog-kicking! So over the top!) to the essential goodness of the main characters it read exactly as a modern Grimm might. I loved it and ate up ever...
I really enjoyed this read, granted Anna Grazinsky came across as being a bit too perfect a lot of the time but still I found it great fun. I was drawn into this story of trying to succeed when it was all stacked against you. Countess Anna Grazinsky fled Russia after the revolution and lives with h...
Apart from the very bad Russian accent that Anna was stuck with, in my head, I really loved her. A refreshing take on a common plot, and a female lead that I truly enjoyed.
Ignore the cover which is sadly generic. Fans of A Little Princess, Ballet Shoes, and Downton Abbey are all likely to love this.Anna is charming, full of life, hard-working, and so marvelously kind to everyone, that I have fallen in love with her myself. Generally speaking, a romance is focused on t...
Winter is the perfect time for reading fairytales. In The Secret Countess, Anna Grazinsky, a Russian Countess, has to flee to England with her family after the Russian Revolution. With all her money lost, Anna takes on a job as a servant in the house of the Earl of Westerholmes and tries her best ...
Anna Grazinsky is a young Russian countess forced to flee her home country during the Russian Revolution. Once in England the spirited young lady nobly takes a position as a servant to earn money for her newly impoverished family. It doesn’t take long for Anna to charm her fellow servants, as well...
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