Confessions of the Czarina

By Catherine Radziwill

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Betrothed to a Czar while a country spirals toward revolution, a lonely Empress contends with court intrigue and royal expectations as a nation threatens to crumble around her.

Genres

Biographies History - European History - Royalty

Released

2016-09-21

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Summary

"Confessions of the Czarina" by Catherine Radziwill is a story that chronicles the life of Alexandra Feodorowna, Russia's final Empress, through a historical lens. We look at her marriage to Nicholas II as it unfolds amid the growing unrest before the Russian Revolution. Beginning with the Czar's failing health, Nicholas rushes to find a wife, leading to Alexandra’s entrance into the Russian royal family and the story then explores her feelings as she deals with loneliness and tries to understand the complex world of the country's court. The reader sees conflicts with her mother-in-law and the great demands placed on her as Empress, showing her isolation and the problems she encountered trying to fit into a society uncertain about her.