The winter palace : a novel of Catherine the Great /

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by Stachniak, Eva,
[ 02. English Fiction ] Published by : Doubleday Canada, (Toronto :) Physical details: 464 p. ;24 cm. Subject(s): Catherine --II, --Empress of Russia, --1729-1796 --Fiction. | Russia --History --Catherine II, 1762-1796 --Fiction. Year : 2012 02. English Fiction Item type : 02. English Fiction
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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.