The House of Special Purpose
Russia, 1915: Sixteen year old farmer's son Georgy Jachmenev steps in front of an assassin's bullet intended for a senior member of the Russian Imperial Family and is instantly proclaimed a hero. Rewarded with the position of bodyguard to Alexei Romanov, the only son of Tsar Nicholas II, the...
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Russia, 1915: Sixteen year old farmer's son Georgy Jachmenev steps in front of an assassin's bullet intended for a senior member of the Russian Imperial Family and is instantly proclaimed a hero. Rewarded with the position of bodyguard to Alexei Romanov, the only son of Tsar Nicholas II, the course of his life is changed for ever.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780552775410 (055277541X)
ASIN: 055277541X
Publish date: 2010-04-15
Publisher: Black Swan
Pages no: 496
Edition language: English
Category:
Cultural,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
War,
Drama,
Contemporary,
Russia,
Fiction,
Historical
From the author of 'The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas', comes another intriguing story about the last of the Romanovs, eventuating in the relationship of a Leib guardsman and the Grand Duchess Anastasia, and of her fate. The writing easily transported me back to the times of Russian Imperialism. For me...
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