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  • Imperial Dancer

    Mathilde Kschessinska and the Romanovs

    par Coryne Hall ...
    The vivacious Mathilde Kschessinska (1872-1971) was the mistress of three Russian Grand Dukes and the greatest ballerina of her generation. As a young girl, she had enjoyed romantic troika rides, and passionate nights, with the future Tsar Nicholas II. When their relationship ended Mathilde began simultaneous affairs with Nicholas's cousin, Grand Duke Sergei and Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich. ... En savoir plus

    $8.09 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Princesses on the Wards

    Royal Women in Nursing through Wars and Revolutions

    par Coryne Hall ...
    Queens and princesses have always shown care and compassion, but many went much further. They were not afraid to roll up their sleeves, work in wards or help in field hospitals and operating theatres, despite their sheltered upbringings. Through wars and revolutions across Europe, their experiences were similar to those of thousands of other nurses, but this is the first time that their ... En savoir plus

    $10.29 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • From Romanov to Windsor

    King Charles III's Romanov Blood

    par Coryne Hall ...
    Few people realise that King Charles III is a direct descendant of the Romanovs, the dynasty who by 1917 ruled one sixth of the surface of the earth. Their story encompasses great wealth and unlimited power, palace coups and murders, as well as at least one heir allegedly killed by his own father.The direct line then passes through the royal family who ruled Greece from 1863 and whose later ... En savoir plus

    $21.99 CAD

  • Rasputin's Killer and his Romanov Princess

    par Coryne Hall ...
    When the Tsar’s eighteen-year-old niece Princess Irina Romanov announced her marriage to Prince Felix Youssoupov, heir to the richest fortune in Russia, the Imperial family were shocked. Prince Felix and his wife Princess Irina had it all. When they married in St Petersburg in 1914 immense wealth and social standing were theirs. But fate had other ideas.In 1916 Felix was involved in one of the ... En savoir plus

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  • To Free the Romanovs

    Royal Kinship and Betrayal in Europe 1917-1919

    par Coryne Hall ...
    King George V’s role in the withdrawal of an asylum offer was covered up. Britain refused to allow any Grand Dukes to come to England, a fact that is rarely explored. When Russia erupted into revolution, almost overnight the pampered lifestyle of the Imperial family vanished. Within months many of them were under arrest and they became ‘enemies of the Revolution and the Russian people’. All showed ... En savoir plus

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  • Queen Victoria and The Romanovs

    Sixty Years of Mutual Distrust

    par Coryne Hall ...
    Despite their frequent visits to England, Queen Victoria never quite trusted the Romanovs. In her letters she referred to ‘horrid Russia’ and was adamant that she did not wish her granddaughters to marry into that barbaric country. ‘Russia I could not wish for any of you,’ she said. She distrusted Tsar Nicholas I but as a young woman she was bowled over by his son, the future Alexander II, ... En savoir plus

    $12.99 CAD

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    Once a Grand Duchess

    Xenia, Sister of Nicolas II

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    10 heure 9 min

    This biography of Xenia, sister of Nicholas II gives a new angle on the Romanov story and provides new information on relationships within the family after the Revolution. ... En savoir plus

    $34.99 CAD

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    **This program is read by the author.Decades after this celebrated work of narrative nonfiction won the National Book Award and changed the American conversation about race, Slaves in the Family makes its audio debut, with a new preface by the author.**The Ball family hails from South Carolina—Charleston and thereabouts. Their plantations were among the oldest and longest-standing plantations in ... En savoir plus

    $59.99 CAD

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    Everybody Behaves Badly

    The True Story Behind Hemingway’s Masterpiece The Sun Also Rises

    Lu par Jonathan Davis ...

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    11 heure 11 min

    **“Brimming, addictive . . . In Everybody Behaves Badly, the party has just begun and the taste of fame is still ripe . . . The Lost Generation [is] restored to reckless youth in living black and white.” — James Wolcott, Vanity Fair*“*An essential book . . . a page-turner. Blume combines the best aspects of critic, biographer and storyteller . . . and puts the results together with the skill of an ... En savoir plus

    $36.99 CAD

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    The Talented Miss Farwell

    A Novel

    Lu par Allyson Ryan ...

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    9 heure 56 min

    Catch Me If You Can meets Patricia Highsmith in this electrifying page-turner of greed and obsession, survival and self-invention that is a piercing character study of one unforgettable female con artist.""Becky Farwell is one of the most wickedly compelling characters I've read in ages -- a Machiavellian marvel, a modern Becky Sharp, a character to root for despite your better judgment -- and her ... En savoir plus

    $36.99 CAD

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    How To Make A Life

    A Novel

    Lu par Justine Reiss ...

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    10 heure 10 min

    “An engaging and heartfelt portrayal of intergenerational trauma and hope.” -Kirkus ReviewsHow to Make a Life: A Novel is a spellbinding family saga with strong shades of history; it is engrossing and fast-paced.” — Romuald Dzemo, Readers' FavoriteWhen Ida and her daughter Bessie flee a catastrophic pogrom in Ukraine for America in 1905, they believe their emigration will ensure that their ... En savoir plus

    $20.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

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    Remarkable Journeys of the Second World War

    A Collection of Untold Stories

    Lu par Mary Sarah ...

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    8 heure 8 min

    Inspired by conversations with many veterans following the publication of her grandfather's wartime memoir, Victoria Panton-Bacon has gathered a moving collection of stories. These are stories of bravery, sadness, horror, doubt, and longing, from ordinary people who lived under the long shadows cast by World War II and whose young lives were changed irrevocably. These were the young of a different ... En savoir plus

    $27.99 CAD