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The Lost Daughter

A Novel

by Gill Paul
Helen Duff
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If you loved I AM ANASTASIA by Ariel Lawhon you won't want to miss this novel about her sister, Grand Duchess Maria. What really happened to this lost Romanov daughter? A new novel perfect for anyone curious about Anastasia, Maria, and the other lost Romanov daughters, by the author of THE SECRET WIFE.

1918: Pretty, vivacious Grand Duchess Maria Romanov, the nineteen-year-old daughter of the fallen Tsar Nicholas II, lives with her family in suffocating isolation, a far cry from their once-glittering royal household. Her days are a combination of endless boredom and paralyzing fear; her only respite are clandestine flirtations with a few of the guards imprisoning the family—never realizing her innocent actions could mean the difference between life and death.

1973: When Val Doyle hears her father's end-of-life confession, "I didn't want to kill her," she's stunned. So, she begins a search for the truth—about his words and her past. The clues she discovers are baffling—a jewel-encrusted box that won't open and a camera with its film intact. What she finds out pulls Val into one of the world's greatest mysteries—what truly happened to the Grand Duchess Maria?

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  • Release date

    August 27, 2019

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780062934703
      • File size: 415246 KB
      • Duration: 14:25:05

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      June 17, 2019
      Paul (The Secret Wife) stirringly tracks the lives of two young women through the 20th century as they circle a Romanov mystery. In Russia in 1918, Maria, the 18-year-old daughter of the deposed Tsar Nicholas Romanov, escapes the revolution and finds safety in the anonymity of the countryside; in Australia in 1972, Val Doyle née Scott is married and has a child. But it isn’t until Val’s cold father Irwin Scott dies that she learns he had changed his name from Ivan Skorokhodov. Val moves through the mid-’70s, facing challenges with her abusive husband while following clues left by her father to investigate his possible connection with the Romanov family. In Maria’s story line, she finds love and eventually has a family, but in Leningrad, she must once again fight for survival during the Nazi siege in WWII. Paul adroitly balances her two story lines, showing the resilience and strength of both Maria and Val in their respective circumstances. This epic story is so engrossing that readers will have difficulty putting it down.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      The tragic story of the doomed Romanovs of Russia has been told and retold over the years. This audiobook focuses on daughter Maria and her experiences during the revolution. Helen Duff's performance features a wide array of accents, and her enthusiasm for the task at hand is appealing. Indeed, Duff's energy is nearly tangible as she immerses herself in the story. Often, the consonants--the sound of the letter "s" in particular--are too sibilant, causing them to become distractions. But Duff's pacing and pronunciations are solid and keep the performance grounded. As the plot spans years, Duff's consistent delivery is a strong guide through the characters' tribulations and changes. This is a new telling of a familiar story. L.B.F. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine

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