![]() Whelan's balanced treatment of both sides of the Russian revolution is remarkably accessible. Gradually, though, the world outside begins to enter the palace walls, and Katya's life-along with that of all nobility-changes forever. Initially, life is lavish and amusing for this young aristocrat, although her friend Misha's revolutionary ideas often battle in her mind with her own loyalty to the tsar. Katya Ivanova, as companion to the Romanov children, has an insider's view of the crumbling of tsarist Russia from 1913 to 1918. ![]() In Angel on the Square, a young girl joins Russian Tsar Nikolai II, Empress Alexandra, and their children when her mother becomes one of the empress's ladies-in-waiting. Gloria Whelan manages to take the fly-on-the-wall approach one step further in her latest piece of historical fiction. From the author of the 2000 National Book Award winner, Homeless Bird, comes an evocative glimpse into a chilling period in world history. ![]()
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