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Kathryn Harrison - Enchantments - 9780007472567 - KTG0003627
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Enchantments

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Description for Enchantments Hardback. From one of the most admired literary voices of our time, a magical, riveting story of doomed love, set at the fall of Russia's last Tsar. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 610. Some light shelf wear else as new.

From one of the most admired literary voices of our time, a magical, riveting story of doomed love, set at the fall of Russia's last Tsar.

St. Petersburg, 1917: as the New Year dawns, a diver pulls the murdered body of Rasputin, the Mad Monk, from the icy waters of the Neva River. Hours later, his daughters are taken to the Tsar's palace, where the Tsarina makes a shocking request: would Masha, 18, take on her father's role as healer at the sickbed of the Tsarevitch Alyosha? Shaken, Masha agrees ... Read more

Two months later, the Bolshevik Revolution forces the Tsar to abdicate, and the whole royal family is placed under arrest in the Alexander Palace. Trapped together in increasingly harsh living conditions, Masha and Alyosha find themselves taking increasing solace in one another's company. The two teenagers, with radically different experiences of Russia, of Rasputin, and of Alyosha's parents' unlucky reign, create a private realm of magic and of love, as Masha introduces the young Tsarevitch to a wild and beautiful land he will never live to rule.

An unusual love story, stitched delicately into the rich tapestry of Russian history, Enchantments brings to life the final days of Rasputin and the Romanovs. It is a breathtaking tour-de-force by one of our most acclaimed writers.

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Product Details

Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007472567
SKU
KTG0003627
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3

About Kathryn Harrison
KATHRYN HARRISON has written the novels Thicker Than Water, Exposure, Poison, The Binding Chair, The Seal Wife, and Envy. Her autobiographical work includes The Kiss, Seeking Rapture, The Road to Santiago, and The Mother Knot. She has also written a biography, St. Therese of Lisieux, and, most recently, a book of true crime, While They Slept: An Inquiry into the ... Read more

Reviews for Enchantments
"A sumptuous, atmospheric account of the last days of the Romanovs from the perspective of Rasputin’s daughter, Enchantments animates a kaleidoscopic breadth of historical detail with the sensuous, transporting prose that is Kathryn Harrison’s trademark." JENNIFER EGAN, author of A Visit From the Goon Squad “Ask yourself who, ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Enchantments


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