Synopses & Reviews
Review
"Nobody produces villains the way the Russians do, or at least not on such a wholesale scale. The first of this century was the notorious defrocked monk, Grigory Rasputin, who hypnotized away the hemophilia of the little heir to the Russian throne and thereby insinuated himself into the good graces of Nicholas and Alexandra. The harm Rasputin did was truly incalculable, the guilt of the royal couple beyond measure. That said, it must be noted that Jane Oakley has done nothing but repeat every wild cliché ever written about Rasputin in this salacious piece of nonsense. Good fun for pleasure-seeking adults, maybe, but not to be taken seriously." Reviewed by Daniel Weiss, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review)