{"product_id":"rasputins-daughter-isbn-9780143038658","title":"Rasputin's Daughter","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the national bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Kitchen Boy\u003c\/i\u003e comes a gripping historical novel about imperial Russia’s most notorious figure\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e Called “brilliant” by \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert Alexander’s historical novel \u003ci\u003eThe Kitchen Boy\u003c\/i\u003e swept readers back to the doomed world of the Romanovs. His latest masterpiece once again conjures those turbulent days in a fictional drama of extraordinary depth and suspense. In the wake of the Russian Revolution, Maria Rasputin—eldest of the Rasputin children—recounts her infamous father’s final days, building a breathless narrative of intrigue, excess, and conspiracy that reveals the shocking truth of her father’s end and the identity of those who arranged it. What emerges is a nail-biting, richly textured new take on one of history’s most legendary episodes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmploy[s] the fast pace of a thriller and the ability to make a remote historical episode personal to the reader. (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe combination of Alexander’s research and his rich characterizations produces an engaging historical fiction that offers a Rasputin who is neither beast nor saint, but merely, compellingly human. (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor readers who like their juicy scandals topped with a hearty dollop of history, Alexander serves up a satisfying portrait of a court in its last throes of decadence and intrigue. (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e)Robert Alexander has studied at Leningrad State University, worked for the U.S. government in the former U.S.S.R., and traveled extensively throughout Russia.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302210687205,"sku":"NP9780143038658","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143038658.jpg?v=1767735412","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/rasputins-daughter-isbn-9780143038658","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}