Helpful Score: 3
Like a lot of us, I was always fascinated by the story of the Romanovs and Russian history in general. Since I knew the story of Anastasia and Anna Anderson, this book sat in my TBR for a long time. What else can be new I thought. I finally picked it up since I had to send it out to someone, and boy was I wrong. I was enthralled with this book and found it hard to put down,
Anastasia's story was told from beginning to end and Anna's was told backwards. I had a hard time with that at first and thought it confusing and annoying. However it works and you find out the reason at the end of the book. Ingenious! I loved this book.
Anastasia's story was told from beginning to end and Anna's was told backwards. I had a hard time with that at first and thought it confusing and annoying. However it works and you find out the reason at the end of the book. Ingenious! I loved this book.
Helpful Score: 1
This is an interesting twist on the tale of Anastasia. It jumps around in time from the revolution against the Romanov family in 1917 to the story of Anna up to 1970 (who has tried to prove to the courts that she is Anastasia Romanov). Some parts are hard to read but a part of history. The question (Is she Anastasia?) is answered in the end.
