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Author: Helen Rappaport
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Imprint: Pan Books
Edition: Unabridged edition
Dimensions:
Width: 13.10cm
, Height: 3.70cm
, Length: 19.70cm
Weight: 0.356kg
ISBN: 9781447227175
ISBN 10: 1447227174
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 29 January 2015
Recommended Age: From 18 years
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Rappaport is insightful in her analysis of Alexandra's vulnerability [and] illuminates the precise influence of Grigori Rasputin ... An astoundingly intimate tale of domestic life lived in the crucible of power. Observer [Rappaport] brings to Four Sisters an encyclopedic knowledge of the minutiae of Nicholas and Alexandra's family life ... Four Sisters is a study in unity. It demonstrates resoundingly the strength of family ties. The Telegraph A well-written gem ... a fascinating, in-depth and comprehensively researched study of the imperial daughters. Daily Express Evocative and beautifully researched and told, this is narrative history at its best. Bookseller Poignant [and] well written ... Rappaport's sensitive portrayal of the doomed sisters draws the reader into an attachment to each one. Mail on Sunday
Rappaport is insightful in her analysis of Alexandra's vulnerability [and] illuminates the precise influence of Grigori Rasputin . . . An astoundingly intimate tale of domestic life lived in the crucible of power. * Observer * [Rappaport] brings to Four Sisters an encyclopedic knowledge of the minutiae of Nicholas and Alexandra's family life . . . Four Sisters is a study in unity. It demonstrates resoundingly the strength of family ties. * The Telegraph * A well-written gem . . . a fascinating, in-depth and comprehensively researched study of the imperial daughters. * Daily Express * Evocative and beautifully researched and told, this is narrative history at its best. * Bookseller * Poignant [and] well written ... Rappaport's sensitive portrayal of the doomed sisters draws the reader into an attachment to each one. * Mail on Sunday * One of the greatest skills a historian can possess is to make readers feel as if they have stepped back in time to witness the characters, places and events they describe. In her stunning composite biography, Helen Rappaport achieves this to dazzling and, at times, almost unbearably poignant effect. -- Tracy Borman * BBC History Magazine *
Author Information
Helen Rappaport is a historian with a specialism in the nineteenth century. She is the author of eleven published books, including Ekaterinburg: The Last Days of the Romanovs and Magnificent Obsession: Victoria, Albert and the Death that Changed the Monarchy. She is also the author, with Roger Watson, of Capturing the Light. For more information, you can visit her website at www.helenrappaport.com.
