The golden lynx
Subtitle: a novel
By: C. P. Lesley
Series: Legends of the five directions -- 1 : West
Publisher: Five Directions Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: United States
Language: eng
Number of pages: 441
ISBN-13: 9780615655291
Subjects: Fiction; Tatars; Man-woman relationships; History
Description: Russia, 1534. Elite clans battle for control of the toddler who will become their first tsar, Ivan the Terrible. Amid the chaos and upheaval, a masked man mysteriously appears night after night to aid the desperate people. Or is he a man? Sixteen-year-old Nasan Kolychev is trapped in a loveless marriage. To escape her misery, she dons boys' clothes and slips away under cover of night to help those in need. She never intends to do more than assist a few souls and give her life purpose. But before long, Nasan finds herself caught up in events that will decide the future of Russia. And so, a girl who has become the greatest hero of her time must decide whether to save a baby destined to become the greatest villain of his. --Publisher's description.