Review: Excellent historical fiction
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 1, 2012
This book, set in the 1700's, follows Sophie, a young Prussian girl in her teens, who travels to Russia with her ambitious mother to achieve a nighmarish Royal marriage. With her new Russian name, Catherine, she becomes more Russian than her royal husband, eventually taking his crown to become Empress Catherine the Great.This author is equal to Phillipe Gregory, who writes a lot of novels about the Tudor family. I was unfamiliar with Russian history. I hope she continues to write more on Russian royalty. Her writing style is excellent and drew me right into the story.