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Eva Stachniak:The Winter Palace: A Novel of Catherine the Great

From award-winning author Eva Stachniak comes this passionate novel that tells the epic story of Catherine the Great’s improbable rise to power—as seen through the ever-watchful eyes of an all-but-invisible servant close to the throne.
ISBN: 9780553386899
Author: Eva Stachniak
Page: 461
Binding: Soft cover
Publication date: 2012
Format: Book
Publisher: BANTAM
Language: English

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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 be educated in skills from lock picking to lovemaking, learning above all else to listen—and to wait for opportunity.

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