
A privileged girl close to Russia's royal family witnesses the empire's collapse amid war and revolution in 1914 St. Petersburg.
A privileged girl close to Russia's royal family witnesses the empire's collapse amid war and revolution in 1914 St. Petersburg.
In the fall of 1914, safe behind palace walls, Katya Ivanova sees St. Petersburg as a magical place. The daughter of a lady-in-waiting to the Empress, Katya spends all her time with the Grand Duchesses; the royal family feels like her own. But outside the palace, a terrible war is sweeping through Europe, and Russia is beginning to crumble under the weight of a growing revolution. Now, as Katya′s once-certain future begins to dissolve, she must seek to understand what is happening to her beloved...
will contain mild spoilers
Mild romantic interest as the young protagonist matures
References to war and revolutionary upheaval without graphic detail