
The Tsarina's Daughter
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Susan Jameson gives a bravura performance as Tatiana Romanov, one of the four daughters of Tsar Nicholas and Tsarina Alexandra, the one who allegedly escaped the fate of her famous family. Jameson's Tania is headstrong, innocent, and charming as she realizes the horrific conditions the Russian people, her people, are suffering prior to the 1917 Revolution. Carolly Erickson's imaginative retelling of this volatile period in Russian history follows nobles and ne'er-do-wells, and Jameson's portrayals of Cossacks, Communists, Bolsheviks, and Germans are filled with the small details that transform mere words into flesh-and-blood characters. As Tania's life goes from idyllic to turbulent, Jameson's artistry transports listeners from gilt bedrooms and lavish ballrooms to rat-infested back streets and filthy hospitals. Smart writing and Jameson's reading make this must listening. S.J.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

June 23, 2008
Historical maven Erickson (The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette
) delivers a top-notch narrative featuring beautiful and courageous Tatiana Romanov, daughter of Nicholas and Alexandra, during the final years of their reign. As life becomes increasingly bleak in prerevolution Russia, Tatiana sneaks out of the palace and sees firsthand the poverty and violence pervading her country. With Communist rebels shouting for equality and enemy countries invading, Tatiana befriends a young and destitute pregnant woman whose fiancé has just been murdered by Cossacks, opening up her conscience in unexpected ways. But as the czar falters and the czarina takes refuge from her afflictions in the company of Father Gregory (better known as Rasputin), Tatiana finds solace in the arms of a fierce patriot. Erickson creates an entirely convincing historical backdrop, and her tale of a family's fall from power and a country in transition is both romantic and gripping.
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