From the Modern Library\'s new set of beautifully repackaged hardcover classics by Robert K. --Los Angeles Times Book Review. unfolds like a detective story. . . as fascinating as any novel and more so than most.-- The New York Times Book Review The Romanovs Riveting . . .
Not only the main characters but a whole era become alive and comprehensible.-- Harper\'s Peter the Great Winner of the Pulitzer Prize Enthralling . . .
The Modern Library of the World\'s Best Books Nicholas and Alexandra A magnificent and intimate picture .
Against a lavish backdrop of luxury and intrigue, Massie unfolds a powerful drama of passion and history--the story of a doomed empire and the death-marked royals who watched it crumble.
Massie, prize-winning author of Catherine the Great, sweeps readers back to the extraordinary world of Imperial Russia to tell the story of the Romanovs\' lives: Nicholas\'s political na vet , Alexandra\'s obsession with the corrupt mystic Rasputin, and little Alexis\'s brave struggle with hemophilia.
Massie--also available are Peter the Great and The Romanovs In this commanding book, Robert K.
From the Modern Library\'s new set of beautifully repackaged hardcover classics by Robert K