Set in Russia during the 1917 Revolution, Enchantments is narrated by Masha, daughter of the infamous 'mad monk' Rasputin. After her father is murdered by those suspicious of his links with the Tsarina and her son Aloysha, Masha and her sister are taken under the protection of the Tsar. But as the...
Read This Review & More Like It On My Blog!You may not know Matryona Grigorievna by her first two names, but you will recognize her last, infamous name: Rasputina. The daughter of either Russia's most famous eccentric and healer or her most prolific sham, depending on who is asked, Masha's unique an...
While I was in college, I got to see the Nicholas and Alexandra Exhibition in Wilmington, DE that included, among other things, lots of jewels, a wealth of photos, and the blood-stained and bullet-riddled wall where the royal family was executed. It was a sight I wasn't prepared for, and made for m...
Lots of pretty words, not much substance.Clearly, this book is much too literary for my tastes, and I should know by now to look for that at the top of book promo and run the other way. This "what if" book begins with the death of Rasputin, and his two daughters are taken into the royal household wi...
Long before Kathryn Harrison published her memoir about her affair with her father (The Kiss), she wrote Exposure, a story in which there is another very strange, almost incestuous, relationship between a girl and her father.::: The View :::Harrison's introduction to the world of Ann Rogers is rivet...
January 2011: Every time I'm not reading this book, I always forget that Arthur Dimmesdale is not an asshole. What's up with that? April 2009: Much better than I thought it was going to be. It made me so incredibly angry.
I really felt this book could have been much more interesting given the crime. The writer was incredibly dry and matter of fact in her presentation of the case which left me in the cold about it.
The dynamic among family members is intricate and tragic and I could understand why/how the relationships went awry, but overall it's a yucky story. Her father was one sick puppy, and one wishes Ms. Harrison had found more strength, and sooner.
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