The Secret Countess. Eva Ibbotson
by:
Eva Ibbotson (author)
Sian Thomas (author)
Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9780230735866 (023073586X)
Publish date: February 6th 2009
Publisher: MacMillan UK
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Teen,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Historical Romance,
Russia,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit
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.
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