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Alexandra - by Carolly Erickson (Paperback)

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  • Tsarina Alexandra-hauntingly beautiful, melancholy, obsessed with the occult-was blamed by her contemporaries for the downfall of the Romanovs.
  • About the Author: Distinguished historian Carolly Erickson is the author of Rival to the Queen, The Memoirs of Mary Queen of Scots, The First Elizabeth, The Hidden Life of Josephine, The Last Wife of Henry VIII, and many other prize-winning works of fiction and nonfiction.
  • 384 Pages
  • Biography + Autobiography, Royalty

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About the Book



This enthralling look at the life of Alexandra is the perfect complement to Edvard Radzinsky's bestselling "The Last Tsar." "Heartbreaking . . . Erickson excels."--"Chicago Tribune." 8-page photo insert.



Book Synopsis



Tsarina Alexandra-hauntingly beautiful, melancholy, obsessed with the occult-was blamed by her contemporaries for the downfall of the Romanovs. But her true nature has eluded previous biographers. Using archival material unavailable before the fall of the Soviet Union, acclaimed historian Carolly Erickson's masterful study brings to life the full dimensions of the Empress's singular psychology: her childhood bereavement, her long struggle to marry Nicholas, the anguish of her pathological shyness, and her increasing dependence on a series of occult mentors, the most notorious of whom was Rasputin. With meticulous care, Erickson has crafted an intimate and richly detailed portrait of an enigmatic historical figure. Unfolding against the turbulent backdrop of Russian history in the last decades before the Revolution of 1917, this engrossing biography draws the reader in to Alexandra's isolated, increasingly troubled interior world. In these pages, the tsarina ceases to be a remote historical figure and becomes a character who lives and breathes.

Intimate, rich in detail, carefully researched and informed by a generous imagination, Erickson's page-turning account of Alexandra and her times is a gem of biographical storytelling, as vivid and hard to put down as an enthralling novel.



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"Carrolly Erickson is one of the most accomplished and successful historical biographers writing in English." --London Times Literary Supplement



About the Author



Distinguished historian Carolly Erickson is the author of Rival to the Queen, The Memoirs of Mary Queen of Scots, The First Elizabeth, The Hidden Life of Josephine, The Last Wife of Henry VIII, and many other prize-winning works of fiction and nonfiction. Her novel The Tsarina's Daughter won the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Historical Fiction. She lives in Hawaii.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.15 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 384
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Royalty
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Format: Paperback
Author: Carolly Erickson
Language: English
Street Date: September 16, 2002
TCIN: 90811841
UPC: 9780312302382
Item Number (DPCI): 247-45-7833
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Q: Who is the author of this book?

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Q: What struggles did Alexandra face in her life?

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Q: What unique materials did the author use for research?

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