The Grand Duchess Of Nowhere

Author : Laurie Graham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781782069737
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Grand Duchess of Nowhere written by Laurie Graham and published by . This book was released on 2015-10 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is one great love in everyone's life. For Ducky, Princess Victoria Melita, hers was a Romanov cousin, a member of the doomed Russian royal family. Her father is Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Victoria's second son. Her mother is Grand Duchess Marie, the daughter of Tsar Alexander II. Ducky seems doomed to be a pawn on her grandmother's dynastic chessboard. But Ducky is not so easily controlled. In an era when death is considered preferable to divorce she fights for the freedom to be with the true love of her life. From disgraced exile in Paris to the glitter of St Petersburg and the mud and carnage of the Eastern Front, she forges her own path. As Russia descends into the chaos of 1917 and the Romanov dynasty falters, Ducky is right at the heart of events. Exiled once more, she tells us her story.

Author : Laurie Graham
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504095073
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Grand Duchess of Nowhere written by Laurie Graham and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2024-07-09 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the biography of a British royal, a historical novel about a princess who defied her family by marrying a Romanov. As a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, Princess Victoria Melita—known affectionately as Ducky—must abide by the rules of the royal family and make a suitable match. But Ducky is young and infatuated with a Romanov, a member of the doomed Russian imperial family. Risking everything to be with the man she loves, she forges her own path. From her exile to Paris to her glamourous life in St. Petersburg, Ducky narrates the story of her extraordinary journey—at the center of the chaos of the Russian revolution and the demise of the Romanov dynasty. Praise for Laurie Graham “Graham’s style is riveting.” —The Times (London) “Laurie Graham has a wonderfully light, deft touch.” —Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Empire Falls “Why is Laurie Graham not carried on people’s shoulders through cheering crowds? Her books are brilliant!” —Marian Keyes, international bestselling author of Again, Rachel and Grown Ups

Author : Laurie Graham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780857387837
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Humble Companion written by Laurie Graham and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich historical novel spanning 60 years based on real characters whose story is told by a wryly witty narrator.

Author : Liz Kessler
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 0763669105
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book North of Nowhere written by Liz Kessler and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of the Emily Windsnap series comes a captivating adventure about family, friendship, and the bonds that bridge time. The sleepy seaside village of Porthaven hides a mystery: Mia’s grandad has vanished, and nobody knows why. When Mia and her mom rush to Porthaven to help her grandmother, Mia imagines long dreary days with no one to talk to except for the old-time fisherman at her grandparents’ pub. But that’s before Mia finds a diary on an empty, docked fishing boat and starts exchanging notes with a local girl named Dee, a girl who seems much like her. Mia is excited about having a new friend, but why do their plans to meet each other never materialize? And why does Dee claim to be stuck at home due to violent storms when Mia sees only sunny skies? Will Mia be able to solve the mystery of where — and when — her grandfather and friend might be before time and tide forever wash away their futures?

Author : Duchess Harris
Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 : 1532170556
Total Pages : 51 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Grand Contraband Camp written by Duchess Harris and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the American Civil War, escaped slaves found refuge near Union forts. They formed communities called contraband camps. The largest of these was the Grand Contraband Camp near Fort Monroe in Virginia. The Grand Contraband Camp explores the history and legacy of this camp. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Author : GEORGE A. BIRMINGHAM
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781033836705
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book GRAND DUCHESS written by GEORGE A. BIRMINGHAM and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bryn Turnbull
Publisher : MIRA
ISBN 13 : 9780778311706
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Grand Duchess written by Bryn Turnbull and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Powerful and haunting . . . an intimate and unforgettable tale that transports the reader to the heart of Imperial Russia." --Chanel Cleeton, New York Times bestselling author of The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba This sweeping novel takes readers behind palace walls to see the end of Imperial Russia through the eyes of Olga Nikolaevna Romanov, the first daughter of the last tsar Grand Duchess Olga Romanov comes of age amid a shifting tide for the great dynasties of Europe. But even as unrest simmers in the capital, Olga is content to live within the confines of the sheltered life her parents have built for her and her three sisters: hiding from the world on account of their mother's ill health, their brother Alexei's secret affliction, and rising controversy over Father Grigori Rasputin, the priest on whom the tsarina has come to rely. Olga's only escape from the seclusion of Alexander Palace comes from the grand tea parties her aunt hosts amid the shadow court of Saint Petersburg--a world of opulent ballrooms, scandalous flirtation, and whispered conversation. But as war approaches, the palaces of Russia are transformed. Olga and her sisters trade their gowns for nursing habits, assisting in surgeries and tending to the wounded bodies and minds of Russia's military officers. As troubling rumors about her parents trickle in from the front, Olga dares to hope that a budding romance might survive whatever the future may hold. But when tensions run high and supplies run low, the controversy over Rasputin grows into fiery protest, and calls for revolution threaten to end three hundred years of Romanov rule. At turns glittering and harrowing, The Last Grand Duchess is a story about dynasty, duty, and love, but above all, it's the story of a family who would choose devotion to each other over everything--including their lives.

Author : Carolyn Meyer
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0545576342
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, Russia, 1914 written by Carolyn Meyer and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning author Carolyn Meyer's ANASTASIA is back in print with a gorgeous new package! Anastasia is the youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II, ruler of Russia. Anastasia is used to a life of luxury; her major concerns are how to get out of her detested schoolwork to play in the snow, go ice-skating, or have picnics. She wears diamonds and rubies, and every morning her mother, the princess, tells her which matching outfit she and her three sisters shall wear that day. It's a fairy tale life -- until everything changes with the outbreak of war between Russia and Germany. As Russia enters WWI, hunger and poverty grows among the peasants, and soon they are not pleased with their ruler. While the czar is trying win a war and save their country, the country is turning on the royal family. When her father and the rest of the family are imprisoned by the Bolsheviks, suddenly Anastasia understands what this war is costing the people. In the pages of her diary, Anastasia chronicles the wealth and luxury of her royal days, as well as the fall from power, and her uncertain fate.

Author : Jacques Offenbach
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein written by Jacques Offenbach and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Christina M. Croft
Publisher : Hilliard and Croft
ISBN 13 : 9780955985300
Total Pages : 557 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Most Beautiful Princess written by Christina M. Croft and published by Hilliard and Croft. This book was released on 2008 with total page 557 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the age of nineteen, Queen Victoria's granddaughter, Princess Elizabeth of Hesse, stepped into the glittering court of the Romanovs, beginning a journey that would lead her from the shimmering ballrooms of St. Petersburg to the back streets of Moscow. Through intrigues, assassination, war and revolution, to the tragedy of her own horrific murder, she remained true to her calling to bring beauty into the world. Based on the true story of 'the most beautiful princess in Europe', this novel is written in tribute to a remarkable and courageous woman.