Each word, each description of the Grand Palace absorbs you into the world where nothing is sacred, and absolute power knows no bounds. And the storyteller is central to this tale you cannot put it down because it is so intricately woven together. The re-telling of the court intrigues is one that will ensure the reader stays within the confines of the book and the storyteller. Varvara's tale is not unique, but it is one that is interesting enough to spend a day or two reading about. And all the while, a young girl is trying to ensure that her life continues.
A tale of friendship, where those closest to you turn on you, those whom you thought you could never trust begin to form alliances with you. Varvara's journey is one I have read a many time before, a young women without a future, brought into the intrigues of a court that wishes for nothing and demands everything of its young servants. We are taken on a journey of an orphan girl who loses her parents and is brought to the Imperial Palace of Russia where current regent, Elizabeth, honours the young girl’s father’s wishes to be looked after, should anything happen to her parents.
I, for one, knew of her, but didn't know the backstory of her ascendance to the Russian Throne. Within the Imperial Court the walls have eyes and ears.įor those of you whom have never heard of Catherine the Great - you will have, once you finish this book. Eva Stachniak's The Winter Palace is a timely warning to those whom seek to elevate themselves above their positions.
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