Stachniak, Eva, 1952-

The winter palace : a novel of Catherine the Great / Eva Stachniak. - Toronto : Doubleday Canada, c2012. - 464 p. ;24 cm.

Behind every great ruler lies a betrayal. Eva Stachniak's novel sweeps readers into the passionate, intimate, and treacherous world of Catherine the Great, revealing Russia's greatest matriarch from her earliest days in court, where the most valuable currency was the secrets of nobility and the most dangerous weapon to wield was ambition.

ISBN: 9780385666565 (tr. pbk.)

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 20109078357

Subjects--Personal Names:
Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796 --Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Russia--History--Catherine II, 1762-1796--Fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: C813/.6