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The Tea Room
- Narrated by: Lianne Walker
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
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Summary
Locked away in the seclusion of the Terem Apartments, the Romanov Tsarevnas were no threat to the crown. Yet the same Romanov blood flowed through their veins, and they weren’t so easily forgotten - one of them ruled Russia for seven years. Maria Alekseyevna writes her deepest thoughts in her diary, hides away to read, and has a forbidden love that lives in her secret script.
Natalya Alekseyevna has dedicated her life to her sister, Anna Alekseyevna, who suffers from a condition that claimed her brother, Tsar Feodor Alexeyevich. She fills her days by creating her own versions of the ancient poems sung to the Romanov children. Fyodora Alexseyevna, the youngest, is nurtured by Maria, who hopes for a better life for her youngest sister. Sofia Alekseyevna fights tradition and rules the terem and eventually the country.
Covered from view, rare excursions outside the Kremlin enhance their lives and the discovery of a secret passageway - changes everything. Sofia’s absences from the terem are explained when Maria follows Sofia and learns her secret.
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- Dab Reader
- 21-12-21
Informative and entertaining
I enjoyed listening to this book with its interesting setting both in time and place. Great characters make the story entertaining. What I enjoyed most is the aurhor’s clearly detailed research which made it all the better. I knew little of Russian history but will be reading more on the topic. Great read.
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- Ross Walker
- 27-10-20
A delightful look behind history’s curtain.
This is tale of women near the centre of power mostly sidelined in life and largely forgotten to history with one famous exception, crisply drawn and beautifully voiced.
What a pleasure!
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- caroline
- 19-11-21
Fascinating learnt so much
This was such a departure in genre for me but I am so glad that I did - I learnt so much, this was so incredibly researched but did not feel dry. The narration suited it.
I got so involved in the story of the girls and the politics and the machinations of the Romonov era that is spurred me on to do google searching - a real sign of a good book.
Thoroughly recommend.
I was given an advance copy by the author but the review is entirely my own.
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