I'm still moving forward in the 50 Book Pledge and surprisingly just complete my sixteenth book. Here is my latest bit of feedback about that book.
The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak from DoubleDay Canada, 2012.
While this novel is billed as A Novel of Catherine the Great, but I really didn't see it that way. Instead I found this to be a story of Empress Elizabeth who was a very conniving individual. The Winter Palace is a tale of intrigue, lying, spying and finding the balance between what is best for an individual, a family and ultimately the country. The storyline is filled with tales of friends and lovers who spy on each other for personal reasons that are occasionally revealed but not always. I don't have a lot of experience with Russian History and many of the names in the novel were known in passing, but now I have a much better understanding of their roles in history! The Winter Palace is worth the read if you have an interest in history or mystery. The author interweaves these two genres very well.
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