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The Winter Palace: A Novel of Catherine the Great, A Novel Of Catherine The Great (2012)
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Barbara is the orphaned daughter of a Polish bookbinder, a lowly servant who has only her cunning and her intelligence to raise her station in life. Sophia is a German princess, a pretty girl with a domineering, foolish mother and one chance to change her destiny--to marry the Duke Peter, nephew of the Empress and next in line for Russia's throne. Barbara becomes Varvara, one of the most cunning spies for the Chancellor of Russia and for the Empress Elizabeth. Listening to the conversations, lea... Barbara is the orphaned daughter of a Polish bookbinder, a lowly servant who has only her cunning and her intelligence to raise her station in life. Sophia is a German princess, a pretty girl with a domineering, foolish mother and one chance to change her destiny--to marry the Duke Peter, nephew of the Empress and next in line for Russia's throne. Barbara becomes Varvara, one of the most cunning spies for the Chancellor of Russia and for the Empress Elizabeth. Listening to the conversations, learning every detail, she can change lives with a well-placed word in the ear of Russia's monarch. Sophia becomes Catherine the Great. As these two young women grow up, each will play a role in the greater glory of the Russian empire. Before her reign will have ended, Catherine will have brought Russia into the modern age, with culture and a military to rival any other nation in the world. She will do it through ruthlessness. She will do it through brilliance. She will do it through her most loyal spies, those who are invisible to others, those who hear and see all...Taal: Engels;Afmetingen: 38x240x167 mm;Gewicht: 343,00 gram;Verschijningsdatum: januari 2012;ISBN10: 0553808125;ISBN13: 9780553808124; Engelstalig | Hardcover | 2012.
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Barbara is the orphaned daughter of a Polish bookbinder, a lowly servant who has only her cunning and her intelligence to raise her station in life. Sophia is a German princess, a pretty girl with a domineering, foolish mother and one chance to change her destiny--to marry the Duke Peter, nephew of the Empress and next in line for Russia's throne. Barbara becomes Varvara, one of the most cunning spies for the Chancellor of Russia and for the Empress Elizabeth. Listening to the conversations, lea... Barbara is the orphaned daughter of a Polish bookbinder, a lowly servant who has only her cunning and her intelligence to raise her station in life. Sophia is a German princess, a pretty girl with a domineering, foolish mother and one chance to change her destiny--to marry the Duke Peter, nephew of the Empress and next in line for Russia's throne. Barbara becomes Varvara, one of the most cunning spies for the Chancellor of Russia and for the Empress Elizabeth. Listening to the conversations, learning every detail, she can change lives with a well-placed word in the ear of Russia's monarch. Sophia becomes Catherine the Great. As these two young women grow up, each will play a role in the greater glory of the Russian empire. Before her reign will have ended, Catherine will have brought Russia into the modern age, with culture and a military to rival any other nation in the world. She will do it through ruthlessness. She will do it through brilliance. She will do it through her most loyal spies, those who are invisible to others, those who hear and see all...Taal: Engels;Afmetingen: 38x240x167 mm;Gewicht: 343,00 gram;Verschijningsdatum: januari 2012;ISBN10: 0553808125;ISBN13: 9780553808124; Engelstalig | Hardcover | 2012.
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EN NW EBISBN: 9780553808124 bzw. 0553808125, in Englisch, Random House Publishing Group, neu, E-Book.
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Fiction, The Winter Palace, From award-winning author Eva Stachniak comes this passionate novel that tells the epic story of Catherine the Great's improbable rise to poweras seen through the ever-watchful eyes of an all-but-invisible servant close to the throne. Her name is Barbarain 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 listenand 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. Sophie's destiny at court is to marry the Empress's nephew, but she has loftier, more dangerous ambitions. What Sophie needs is an insider at court, a loyal pair of eyes and ears who knows the traps, the conspiracies, and the treacheries that surround her. Varvara will become Sophie's confidanteand together the two young women will rise to the pinnacle of absolute power. A majestic and splendidly written tale of pride, passion, intrigue, and deceit that is brought alive from the first page to the last.Rosalind Laker At the same time baroque and intimate, worldly and domestic, wildly strange and soulfully familiar, The Winter Palace offers a flickering glimpse of history through the gauze of deft entertainment. The Washington Post A thrilling point of view . . . Readers are treated to a firsthand account of the young princess's slow ascent to the throne, a path deliciously strewn with discarded lovers and sanguine court intrigues.Minneapolis Star-Tribune [A] brilliant, bold historical novel . . . This superb biographical epic proves the Tudors don't have a monopoly on marital scandal, royal intrigue, or feminine triumph. Booklist (starred review) ]]>, eBook.
Fiction, The Winter Palace, From award-winning author Eva Stachniak comes this passionate novel that tells the epic story of Catherine the Great's improbable rise to poweras seen through the ever-watchful eyes of an all-but-invisible servant close to the throne. Her name is Barbarain 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 listenand 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. Sophie's destiny at court is to marry the Empress's nephew, but she has loftier, more dangerous ambitions. What Sophie needs is an insider at court, a loyal pair of eyes and ears who knows the traps, the conspiracies, and the treacheries that surround her. Varvara will become Sophie's confidanteand together the two young women will rise to the pinnacle of absolute power. A majestic and splendidly written tale of pride, passion, intrigue, and deceit that is brought alive from the first page to the last.Rosalind Laker At the same time baroque and intimate, worldly and domestic, wildly strange and soulfully familiar, The Winter Palace offers a flickering glimpse of history through the gauze of deft entertainment. The Washington Post A thrilling point of view . . . Readers are treated to a firsthand account of the young princess's slow ascent to the throne, a path deliciously strewn with discarded lovers and sanguine court intrigues.Minneapolis Star-Tribune [A] brilliant, bold historical novel . . . This superb biographical epic proves the Tudors don't have a monopoly on marital scandal, royal intrigue, or feminine triumph. Booklist (starred review) ]]>, eBook.
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The Winter Palace: A Novel of Catherine the Great (2012)
EN HC US FEISBN: 9780553808124 bzw. 0553808125, in Englisch, 464 Seiten, Bantam, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht, Erstausgabe.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Usually ships in 1-2 business days.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Yankee Clipper Books.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Wall Street Journal • The Washington Post From award-winning author Eva Stachniak comes this passionate novel that illuminates, as only fiction can, the early life of one of history’s boldest women. The Winter Palace 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. 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. That opportunity arrives in a slender young princess from Zerbst named Sophie, a playful teenager destined to become the indomitable Catherine the Great. Sophie’s destiny at court is to marry the Empress’s nephew, but she has other, loftier, more dangerous ambitions, and she proves to be more guileful than she first appears. What Sophie needs is an insider at court, a loyal pair of eyes and ears who knows the traps, the conspiracies, and the treacheries that surround her. Varvara will become Sophie’s confidante—and together the two young women will rise to the pinnacle of absolute power. With dazzling details and intense drama, Eva Stachniak depicts Varvara’s secret alliance with Catherine as the princess grows into a legend—through an enforced marriage, illicit seductions, and, at last, the shocking coup to assume the throne of all of Russia. Impeccably researched and magnificently written, The Winter Palace is an irresistible peek through the keyhole of one of history’s grandest tales. Praise for The Winter Palace “A majestic and splendidly written tale of pride, passion, intrigue, and deceit that is brought alive from the first page to the last.”—Rosalind Laker “At the same time baroque and intimate, worldly and domestic, wildly strange and soulfully familiar, The Winter Palace offers a flickering glimpse of history through the gauze of deft entertainment.”—The Washington Post “A thrilling point of view . . . Readers are treated to a firsthand account of the young princess’s slow ascent to the throne, a path deliciously strewn with discarded lovers and sanguine court intrigues.”—Minneapolis Star-Tribune “[A] brilliant, bold historical novel . . . This superb biographical epic proves the Tudors don’t have a monopoly on marital scandal, royal intrigue, or feminine triumph.”—Booklist (starred review), Hardcover, Ausgabe: 1st, Format: Deckle Edge, Label: Bantam, Bantam, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2012-01-10, Freigegeben: 2012-01-10, Studio: Bantam, Verkaufsrang: 807577.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Yankee Clipper Books.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Wall Street Journal • The Washington Post From award-winning author Eva Stachniak comes this passionate novel that illuminates, as only fiction can, the early life of one of history’s boldest women. The Winter Palace 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. 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. That opportunity arrives in a slender young princess from Zerbst named Sophie, a playful teenager destined to become the indomitable Catherine the Great. Sophie’s destiny at court is to marry the Empress’s nephew, but she has other, loftier, more dangerous ambitions, and she proves to be more guileful than she first appears. What Sophie needs is an insider at court, a loyal pair of eyes and ears who knows the traps, the conspiracies, and the treacheries that surround her. Varvara will become Sophie’s confidante—and together the two young women will rise to the pinnacle of absolute power. With dazzling details and intense drama, Eva Stachniak depicts Varvara’s secret alliance with Catherine as the princess grows into a legend—through an enforced marriage, illicit seductions, and, at last, the shocking coup to assume the throne of all of Russia. Impeccably researched and magnificently written, The Winter Palace is an irresistible peek through the keyhole of one of history’s grandest tales. Praise for The Winter Palace “A majestic and splendidly written tale of pride, passion, intrigue, and deceit that is brought alive from the first page to the last.”—Rosalind Laker “At the same time baroque and intimate, worldly and domestic, wildly strange and soulfully familiar, The Winter Palace offers a flickering glimpse of history through the gauze of deft entertainment.”—The Washington Post “A thrilling point of view . . . Readers are treated to a firsthand account of the young princess’s slow ascent to the throne, a path deliciously strewn with discarded lovers and sanguine court intrigues.”—Minneapolis Star-Tribune “[A] brilliant, bold historical novel . . . This superb biographical epic proves the Tudors don’t have a monopoly on marital scandal, royal intrigue, or feminine triumph.”—Booklist (starred review), Hardcover, Ausgabe: 1st, Format: Deckle Edge, Label: Bantam, Bantam, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2012-01-10, Freigegeben: 2012-01-10, Studio: Bantam, Verkaufsrang: 807577.
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The Winter Palace: A Novel of Catherine the Great (2012)
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, HighBrowBooks.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Wall Street Journal • The Washington Post From award-winning author Eva Stachniak comes this passionate novel that illuminates, as only fiction can, the early life of one of history’s boldest women. The Winter Palace 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. 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. That opportunity arrives in a slender young princess from Zerbst named Sophie, a playful teenager destined to become the indomitable Catherine the Great. Sophie’s destiny at court is to marry the Empress’s nephew, but she has other, loftier, more dangerous ambitions, and she proves to be more guileful than she first appears. What Sophie needs is an insider at court, a loyal pair of eyes and ears who knows the traps, the conspiracies, and the treacheries that surround her. Varvara will become Sophie’s confidante—and together the two young women will rise to the pinnacle of absolute power. With dazzling details and intense drama, Eva Stachniak depicts Varvara’s secret alliance with Catherine as the princess grows into a legend—through an enforced marriage, illicit seductions, and, at last, the shocking coup to assume the throne of all of Russia. Impeccably researched and magnificently written, The Winter Palace is an irresistible peek through the keyhole of one of history’s grandest tales. Praise for The Winter Palace “A majestic and splendidly written tale of pride, passion, intrigue, and deceit that is brought alive from the first page to the last.”—Rosalind Laker “At the same time baroque and intimate, worldly and domestic, wildly strange and soulfully familiar, The Winter Palace offers a flickering glimpse of history through the gauze of deft entertainment.”—The Washington Post “A thrilling point of view . . . Readers are treated to a firsthand account of the young princess’s slow ascent to the throne, a path deliciously strewn with discarded lovers and sanguine court intrigues.”—Minneapolis Star-Tribune “[A] brilliant, bold historical novel . . . This superb biographical epic proves the Tudors don’t have a monopoly on marital scandal, royal intrigue, or feminine triumph.”—Booklist (starred review), Hardcover, Ausgabe: 1st, Format: Deckle Edge, Label: Bantam, Bantam, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2012-01-10, Freigegeben: 2012-01-10, Studio: Bantam, Verkaufsrang: 639916.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, HighBrowBooks.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Wall Street Journal • The Washington Post From award-winning author Eva Stachniak comes this passionate novel that illuminates, as only fiction can, the early life of one of history’s boldest women. The Winter Palace 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. 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. That opportunity arrives in a slender young princess from Zerbst named Sophie, a playful teenager destined to become the indomitable Catherine the Great. Sophie’s destiny at court is to marry the Empress’s nephew, but she has other, loftier, more dangerous ambitions, and she proves to be more guileful than she first appears. What Sophie needs is an insider at court, a loyal pair of eyes and ears who knows the traps, the conspiracies, and the treacheries that surround her. Varvara will become Sophie’s confidante—and together the two young women will rise to the pinnacle of absolute power. With dazzling details and intense drama, Eva Stachniak depicts Varvara’s secret alliance with Catherine as the princess grows into a legend—through an enforced marriage, illicit seductions, and, at last, the shocking coup to assume the throne of all of Russia. Impeccably researched and magnificently written, The Winter Palace is an irresistible peek through the keyhole of one of history’s grandest tales. Praise for The Winter Palace “A majestic and splendidly written tale of pride, passion, intrigue, and deceit that is brought alive from the first page to the last.”—Rosalind Laker “At the same time baroque and intimate, worldly and domestic, wildly strange and soulfully familiar, The Winter Palace offers a flickering glimpse of history through the gauze of deft entertainment.”—The Washington Post “A thrilling point of view . . . Readers are treated to a firsthand account of the young princess’s slow ascent to the throne, a path deliciously strewn with discarded lovers and sanguine court intrigues.”—Minneapolis Star-Tribune “[A] brilliant, bold historical novel . . . This superb biographical epic proves the Tudors don’t have a monopoly on marital scandal, royal intrigue, or feminine triumph.”—Booklist (starred review), Hardcover, Ausgabe: 1st, Format: Deckle Edge, Label: Bantam, Bantam, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2012-01-10, Freigegeben: 2012-01-10, Studio: Bantam, Verkaufsrang: 639916.
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The Winter Palace: a Novel of Catherine the Great (2012)
EN HC USISBN: 9780553808124 bzw. 0553808125, in Englisch, Bantam, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, zzgl. Versandkosten, Verandgebiet: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Yankee Clipper Books, CT, Windsor Locks, [RE:5].
Hardcover.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Yankee Clipper Books, CT, Windsor Locks, [RE:5].
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