"An intimate, enthralling and oh-so readable slice of historical fiction set within one of the key moments of the 20th century."
A richly evocative and gloriously compelling historical novel set between 1916-1919 and the collapse of Tsarist Russia during the revolution. This follows The Witches of St. Petersburg where Princesses Anastasia and Militza from Montenegro introduced Rasputin to the Imperial court of Nicholas II. Here the story concentrates on Militza and her daughter Nadezhda as their world shatters.
Author Imogen Edwards-Jones sends the story weaving around actual events and figures which immediately creates a feeling of familiarity within the wider field of history. The inclusion of a deep ancestral magic that follows the family was fascinating. It was easy to fall into pages and believe in the dark swirls of the occult that swam around the key characters.
The sense of place is immense, the buildings and streets of Petrograd were built in my minds eye as I marched through them. The gulf between the classes, the horror of war, the balance of power, the intimacy of family, the slide into revolution, all are handled with thoughtful attention. The story sings, and at times roars as it races towards its conclusion.
The Witch’s Daughter is a vivid and fiercely dramatic exploration of a family during the wider events of a country torn apart by revolution and civil war.
In The Witches of St Petersburg, we met Grand Duchesses Militza and her sister Anastasia, queens of the Dark Arts. This is Nadezhda's story.
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In The Witches of St Petersburg, we met Grand Duchesses Militza and her sister Anastasia, queens of the Dark Arts. This is Nadezhda's story.
The Witch's Daughter features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Books of the Month, Romance / Relationship Stories, Fiction, Recommendations, Russian tsarist empire, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, Narrative theme: Displacement, exile, migration, Narrative theme: Social issues, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Historical states, empires, territories and regions: Europe, Historical states, empires, territories and regions, Other geographical groupings: Oceans and seas, historical, political etc, Place qualifiers, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, c 1500 onwards to present day, Time period qualifiers, Fiction: narrative themes
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The Witch's Daughter was written by Imogen Edwards-Jones and published by Aria an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
The Witch's Daughter has 416 pages
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