Welcome Back! This is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa over at Wishfulendings. It is the new Waiting on Wednesday. This meme is too showcase a book we have not read yet, sometimes they're new releases, sometimes they're just on our tbr.
I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon
Publication- March 27 2018.
Russia, July 17, 1918 Under direct orders from Vladimir Lenin, Bolshevik secret police force Anastasia Romanov, along with the entire imperial family, into a damp basement in Siberia where they face a merciless firing squad. None survive. At least that is what the executioners have always claimed.
Germany, February 17, 1920 A young woman bearing an uncanny resemblance to Anastasia Romanov is pulled shivering and senseless from a canal in Berlin. Refusing to explain her presence in the freezing water, she is taken to the hospital where an examination reveals that her body is riddled with countless, horrific scars. When she finally does speak, this frightened, mysterious woman claims to be the Russian Grand Duchess Anastasia.
Her detractors, convinced that the young woman is only after the immense Romanov fortune, insist on calling her by a different name: Anna Anderson.
As rumors begin to circulate through European society that the youngest Romanov daughter has survived the massacre, old enemies and new threats are awakened.
Germany, February 17, 1920 A young woman bearing an uncanny resemblance to Anastasia Romanov is pulled shivering and senseless from a canal in Berlin. Refusing to explain her presence in the freezing water, she is taken to the hospital where an examination reveals that her body is riddled with countless, horrific scars. When she finally does speak, this frightened, mysterious woman claims to be the Russian Grand Duchess Anastasia.
Her detractors, convinced that the young woman is only after the immense Romanov fortune, insist on calling her by a different name: Anna Anderson.
As rumors begin to circulate through European society that the youngest Romanov daughter has survived the massacre, old enemies and new threats are awakened.
I love that this story takes place in Germany as some of my ancestors come from there. As I was saying yesterday, I love Anastasia so much and I can't wait to read this!
I feel like people around my daughter's age (in their 20s) are huge fans of Anastasia. I remember watching documentaries back in the day and the mystery was always captivating. Yeah for Germany (that's where my dad is from). I got to visit back in 1990, but I would love to return as more of a tourist, because there is so much to see.
ReplyDeleteOh wow, this sounds amazing -- I hope it's as good as it sounds!
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