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The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsarby Robert Alexander
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:It was a crime to horrify, fascinate, and mystify the ages. On the night of July 16, 1918, Bolshevik revolutionaries murdered the entire Russian royal family in a hail of gunfire. No one survived who might bear witness to what really happened on that mysterious and bloody night. Or so it was thought.
In masterful historical detail and breathtaking suspense, Robert Alexander carries the reader through the entire heartrending story as told through the eyes of a real but forgotten witness, the kitchen boy. Narrated by the sole witness to the basement execution, The Kitchen Boy is historical fiction at its best. But more than that, the accessible style and intricately woven plot-with a stunning revelation at its end-will keep readers guessing throughout. Review:"Robert Alexander's tough, stylish prose is the perfect medium for this fast-becoming myth of evil and innocence, of frailty and courage, of betrayal and redemption."Judith Guest Review:"[Alexander] throws into question all our perceptions of the story thus far, and reminds us of the infinite variables that any truth contains."
Kira Obolensky, Star Tribune Review:"...a suspenseful story with twists and surprises enough to make you wish not to take a break from reading."Margaret George Review:"Sure to entrance readers in most public libraries, this is recommended for most historical fiction collections." Library Journal, Barbara Conaty,
Library of Congress
Review:"...a moving portrait of a family that, despite their legendary role in world events, proved in the end to be as mortal as the rest of us." Gregory Harris Review:"Alexander brings each character, from the lowest and most peripheral, to those at the heart of the tragedy, magnificently to life." Susan Madison
author of The Color of Hope Review:"Through the power of the author's imagination, we see not only the tragedy of the Emperor, but that of a human being, man, and father." Ivan Sergeevich Artsyshevsky,
Representative in Russia,
The Romanov Family Association Synopsis:Taut with suspense and rich in historical detail, "The Kitchen Boy" chronicles in an entirely new light the brutal slaying of Czar Nicholas II and his family. About the AuthorRobert Alexander is a partner in a multimillion-dollar corporation in St. Petersburg. Over the past twenty-five years, he has studied at Leningrad University, traveled extensively, and worked for the U.S. government in the former Soviet Union. He has studied the murder of the Romanov family for nearly thirty years. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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