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Laddar... Anastasia's Secret (2010)av Susanne Dunlap
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. I made it through this book. Honestly don't know how. It was historically inaccurate in so many places. I especially did not like the part where Anastasia has sex. Just. Was that really necessary? ( ) This novel tells a fictional tale about the real Anastasia Romanov, and a potential love affair before her death. This was a fairly engaging book that I rapidly read, and for the most part enjoyed. The author used details to create a world full of imperial splendor and revolutionary fervor. The romance was sweet rather than heavy handed, and provided a bit of bittersweet bit of closure to a dark period in history. The Short and Sweet of It The story of Anastasia Romanova has become that of legend, but in this creative historical fiction, Anastasia's life is made real. She becomes not only the romantic figure of myth, but a real teenager. A Bit of a Ramble Young adult, romantic historical fiction is not exactly a genre with which I am familiar. My YAL tends to be of the fantasy variety with supernatural elements, paranormal beings, or futuristic settings. After reading this book, however, I may have to incorporate more of the historical bent. While the story of the doomed Russian family is familiar, I will admit that I am nowhere near an expert on the Romanovs. Still they persist in our culture as a truly romantic ideal: nobility brought down by the Bolsheviks, a family executed. Then there are the diamonds of course - the image of children with diamonds hidden under their clothes, causing the bullets to bounce off and bayonets to be used. It is horrifying, tragic, and appealing to the far-removed state-of-mind (not so appealing if you think about it too hard). The myth that has surrounded the family gives it an other worldly air, but reading Dunlap's novel brought home reality rather than myth. While sticking to the truth of their situation, she still managed to normalize the characters, allowing readers a glimpse into a royal family which comprises real people with flaws, secrets, pets, toys, inside jokes, hopes, and dreams. Anastasia is not a stately, composed, elegant Grand Duchess; she is a girl who wants to spend time with her family, to throw snowballs, to fall in love. Despite the seriousness of the situation, Dunlap's book remains a light, easy read. While the sociopolitical and historical facts are interspersed within the story, the focus remains on Anastasia, her love for Sasha, and the day-to-day of her family's imprisonment. For some, this may be a drawback, but for me, it is a plus. If I want to read an in-depth, serious accounting of the time, I will read nonfiction, not a young adult novel. My only problem with the book was the ending. The story ends before the story ends if you know what I mean. While leaving things off where they did lent a bittersweet air, the facts of the case are known, and as such, I would have preferred to see it through. For me it was like ending a story taking place on the Titanic just when the iceberg was spotted. Ultimately however, this is a quick read that was perfect for my second snow day. I probably should have been reading Ulysses, or one of the many other readalong books I have this month, but I wanted something fast and light, and Anastasia's Secret worked out perfectly for that. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
Historical Fiction.
Young Adult Fiction.
HTML: For Anastasia Romanov, life as the privileged daughter of Russia's last tsar is about to be torn apart by the bloodshed of revolution. Ousted from the imperial palace when the Bolsheviks seize control of the government, Anastasia and her family are exiled to Siberia. But even while the rebels debate the familys future and the threat to their lives grows more menacing, romance blooms between Anastasia and Sasha, a sympathetic young guard she has known since childhood. But will the strength of their love be enough to save Anastasia from a violent death? Inspired by the mysteries that have long surrounded the last days of the Romanov family, Susanne Dunlap's new novel is a haunting vision of the life-and love story-of Russia's last princess. .Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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