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Book Review of The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar

The Kitchen Boy:  A Novel of the Last Tsar
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No one really knows what happened to the Last Czar of Russia, although there is lots of speculation and legendizing surrounding their mysterious abdication and disappearances. This novel -- written from the perspective of one of the servants of the family, is the story of the family's last days in exile and a plausible explanation of how they met their end. It is an interesting book, sprinkled with enough true facts to make it quite believable.