Kelli Stuart
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English
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In 1917, Alma Pihl, a master craftsman in The House of Faberge, was charged to protect one of the greatest secrets in Russian history-an unknown Faberge Egg that Peter Karl Faberge secretly, created to honor his divided allegiance to both the people of Russia and the Imperial Czar's family. When Alma and her husband escaped Russia for their native Finland in 1921, she took the secret with her, guarding her past connection to the Romanov family.
Three...
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English
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An epic novel exposing the ugliness of war and the beauty of hope. The city of Kiev was bombed in Hitler's blitzkrieg across the Soviet Union, but the constant siege was only the beginning for her citizens. In this sweeping historical saga, Kelli Stuart takes the reader on a captivating journey into the little-known history of Ukraine's tragedies through the eyes of four compelling characters who experience the same story from different perspectives....
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Publisher
Birlinn Limited
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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A " clever and highly entertaining" look at books through history that were stolen, went missing, or just never got written ( The New York Times ). In an age when deleted scenes from Adam Sandler movies are saved, it's sobering to realize that some of the world's great prose and poetry has gone missing. This witty and unique new book rectifies that wrong. Part detective story, part history, part exposé, The Book of Lost Books is the first guide to...