Williamsburg Regional Library

The Winter Palace, a novel of Catherine the Great, by Eva Stachniak

Label
The Winter Palace, a novel of Catherine the Great, by Eva Stachniak
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The Winter Palace
Medium
text large print
Oclc number
769232609
Responsibility statement
by Eva Stachniak
Sub title
a novel of Catherine the Great
Summary
Her name is Barbara - in Russian, Varvara. Nimble-witted and attentive, she's allowed into the employ of the Empress Elizabeth amid the glitter and cruelty of the world's most eminent court. Under the tutelage of Count Bestuzhev, Chancellor and spymaster, Varvara will learn to listen and to wait for opportunity. That opportunity arrives in a slender young princess from Zerbst named Sophie, a playful teenager destined to become the indomitable Catherine the Great
Target audience
adult
Classification
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