The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak
A captivating novel about Catherine the Great's earliest days in court, the manipulation and deceit and how she rose to power, as told via her servant and spy.
Updated November 2, 2012
A gripping tale of Catherine the Great’s rise to power as empress of Russia. This story of deceit, manipulation and secret love affairs is told via a fictional servant and spy, Varvara, whose ambitions threaten her position at the royal court, a place where nothing is as it seems.
The Winter Palace, Eva Stachniak, $25.
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