![]() ![]() I truly felt the conflicting emotions as Olga began to discover the humanness of her parents’ decisions as rulers.Įven though you know how Olga’s life ends, this is a beautiful coming-of-age story. I had no idea those existed!) The author brings a very human feel to the characters, focusing on their dynamic as a family. (It was fascinating to learn that the author used Olga’s surviving diaries for research. I do, however, think that this was a beautifully written character-based story. ![]() Unfortunately, I found the technique a little distracting in this novel and it just didn’t feel necessary. The book is told entirely from Olga’s perspective but it jumps back and forth between her final few months and her life as a younger teen. While this is normally a style that I enjoy, I must admit that it didn’t work for me in this case. The Last Grand Duchess is told with dual timelines. The author’s notes at the back of the novel highlighted where fact and fiction occasionally blended, and the book felt impressively researched. I haven’t read much about this first-born daughter and I learned much about Olga’s sheltered life. There have been so many books from Anastasia’s perspective, I was delighted to find one from Grand Duchess Olga’s point of view. ![]()
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