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The Lost Daughter de Gill Paul

The Lost Daughter

Autor Gill Paul
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 aug 2019

După succesul internațional obținut cu The Secret Wife, Gill Paul revine la una dintre cele mai mari enigme ale secolului XX: destinul tragic al familiei Romanov. Suntem de părere că autoarea reușește o performanță rară, aceea de a umaniza figuri istorice adesea transformate în mituri, concentrându-se de data aceasta pe Maria, a treia fiică a Țarului Nicolae al II-lea. Romanul The Lost Daughter se deschide în atmosfera claustrofobică a anului 1918, unde viitorul familiei imperiale atârnă de un fir de ață, și se ramifică până în anii '70, când o mărturisire tulburătoare scoate la iveală secrete îngropate timp de decenii.

Notăm cu interes modul în care Paul construiește punți între continente și epoci. Dacă în The Secret Wife accentul cădea pe supraviețuire și loialitate, aici intriga este declanșată de dispariția misterioasă a mamei lui Val, o femeie a cărei absență a lăsat urme adânci. Cititorul care a apreciat rigoarea istorică și perspectiva intimă din Maria Romanov: Third Daughter of the Last Tsar, Diaries and Letters, 1908-1918 de Helen Azar va găsi aici aceleași trăsături de caracter ale prințesei — empatia și simplitatea — dar transpuse într-un scenariu ficțional de o tensiune remarcabilă.

Stilul narativ este cinematic, pendulând între opulența apusă a Rusiei imperiale și realismul sobru al anilor 1970. Credem că forța cărții rezidă în capacitatea de a îmbina documentarea istorică minuțioasă cu o poveste de dragoste devastatoare. Față de alte lucrări ale sale, precum The Collector's Daughter, unde misterul este legat de arheologie, aici miza este profund personală și identitară, transformând o tragedie politică într-o meditație despre curaj și sacrificiu.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780062843272
ISBN-10: 0062843273
Pagini: 496
Dimensiuni: 134 x 195 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.37 kg
Editura: Harpercollins

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm The Lost Daughter iubitorilor de mistere istorice care caută mai mult decât o simplă relatare a faptelor. Cititorul va câștiga o perspectivă emoționantă asupra prăbușirii imperiului rus, văzută prin ochii unei tinere prințese prinse între datorie și supraviețuire. Este o carte ideală pentru cei care doresc să exploreze ramificațiile nespuse ale istoriei și felul în care traumele trecutului modelează prezentul generațiilor următoare.

Despre autor

Gill Paul este o scriitoare scoțiană stabilită la Londra, specializată în ficțiune istorică bazată pe evenimente reale. Cu o pregătire inițială la Facultatea de Medicină din Glasgow, Paul a ales ulterior cariera editorială, devenind o voce respectată în literatura contemporană. Expertiza sa în subiecte istorice, de la scufundarea Titanicului până la dinastia Romanov, este dublată de o capacitate extraordinară de a crea portrete feminine puternice. Printre lucrările sale notabile se numără The Secret Wife, Scandalous Women și A Beautiful Rival, romane ce explorează adesea viețile unor femei celebre în momente de criză.

Descriere scurtă

If you loved I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon you won't want to miss this novel about her sister, Grand Duchess Maria. What really happened to this lost Romanov daughter? A new novel perfect for anyone curious about Anastasia, Maria, and the other lost Romanov daughters, by the author of The Secret Wife.
1918: Pretty, vivacious Grand Duchess Maria Romanov, the nineteen-year-old daughter of the fallen Tsar Nicholas II, lives with her family in suffocating isolation, a far cry from their once-glittering royal household. Her days are a combination of endless boredom and paralyzing fear; her only respite are clandestine flirtations with a few of the guards imprisoning the family—never realizing her innocent actions could mean the difference between life and death
1973: When Val Doyle hears her father’s end-of-life confession, “I didn’t want to kill her,” she’s stunned. So, she begins a search for the truth—about his words and her past. The clues she discovers are baffling—a jewel-encrusted box that won’t open and a camera with its film intact. What she finds out pulls Val into one of the world’s greatest mysteries—what truly happened to the Grand Duchess Maria?

Recenzii

“In The Lost Daughter, [Gill Paul] has woven a heart-wrenching love story with a gripping historical mystery. This story is so real and compelling that you are there in the past and present all the way.” — Karen Harper, New York Times bestselling author of American Duchess
“Fascinating! Gill Paul captures this family and this period of history so vividly. Such a wonderful book!” — Hazel Gaynor, author of The Girl Who Came Home and The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter
“A remarkable novel...I loved Maria’s courage in the face of revolution and war, and adored her fierce determination to protect her family. The history is fascinating, the love story passionate and the characters moving.” — Natasha Lester, international bestselling author of The Paris Seamstress
“Riveting...At once richly descriptive and mysterious, Gill Paul demonstrates her extraordinary talents in this deeply affecting tale of war, forgiveness, and family legacy.” — Heather Webb, internationally bestselling author of Meet Me in Monaco & Last Christmas in Paris
“Completely immersive. Gorgeous. Beautiful writing, great characters. I enjoyed it so, so much. Just brilliant!” — Jenny Ashcroft, author of Last Letter to Bombay
“With The Lost Daughter, she has returned to the tragic Romanovs, creating another fascinating story that asks the haunting question: ‘what if one of them escaped?’ A pleasure to dive into.” — Kate Riordan, author of The Stranger and The Girl in the Photograph
“Another brilliant read from Gill Paul. Two gripping stories entwine and kept me captivated till the last page. Kept me looking forward to getting back to it each evening.” — Tracy Rees, author of The Hourglass and Darling Blue
“This epic story is so engrossing that readers will have difficulty putting it down.” — Publishers Weekly
“Bold and powerful, filled with emotion, tension and vivid characters in a setting that is rich in historical detail.” — Kate Furnivall, author of The Survivors

Notă biografică

Gill Paul is an author of historical fiction, specialising in relatively recent history. She has written two novels about the last Russian royal family: The Secret Wife, published in 2016, which tells the story of cavalry officer Dmitri Malama and Grand Duchess Tatiana, the second daughter of Russia's last tsar; and The Lost Daughter, published in October 2018, that tells of the attachment Grand Duchess Maria formed with a guard in the house in Ekaterinburg where the family was held from April to July 1918.
Gill's other novels include Another Woman's Husband, about links you may not have been aware of between Wallis Simpson, later Duchess of Windsor, and Diana, Princess of Wales; Women and Children First, about a young steward who works on the Titanic; The Affair, set in Rome in 1961?62 as Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton fall in love while making Cleopatra; and No Place for a Lady, about two Victorian sisters who travel out to the Crimean War of 1854?56 and face challenges beyond anything they could have imagined.

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'Bold and powerful, filled with emotion, tension and vivid characters in a setting that is rich in historical detail' Kate Furnivall

A Russian princess. An extraordinary sacrifice. A captivating secret...

From the author of The Secret Wife, a gripping journey through decades and across continents, of love, devastating loss and courage against all odds.

1918
With the country they once ruled turned against them, the future of Russia's imperial family hangs in the balance. When middle daughter Maria Romanova captivates two of the guards, it will lead to a fateful choice between right and wrong.

Fifty-five years later . . .
Val rushes to her father's side when she hears of his troubling end-of-life confession: 'I didn't want to kill her.' As she unravels the secrets behind her mother's disappearance when she was twelve years old, she finds herself caught up in one of the world's greatest mysteries.


Readers adore the novels of Gill Paul:

'A brilliantly emotional read' Woman's Own

'As rich in historical detail as it is captivating ****' Heat

'One of my favourite books of this year. Fascinating, glamorous and utterly compelling... historical fiction at its best' Tracy Rees, author of The Hourglass

'A marvellous, perfect read' The Sun

'Cleverly crafted and enthralling. A triumph' Dinah Jeffries

'A wonderful book. Loved the seamless blend of fact and fiction' Kathryn Hughes

'Compelling and full of surprises ****' The Lady

'This engrossing, heart-wrenching novel moves between the decades, combining history with fiction to portray the tragic events of the Russian Revolution' Sunday Express

'Riveting! I thoroughly enjoyed this intriguing tale of friendship and betrayal' Rosanna Ley

'With superb story-telling and a lush backdrop of period detail...a novel that is impossible to put down, abouttwo women who are impossible to forget. I loved it!' Hazel Gaynor

'I devoured Another Woman's Husband in a few days. This has bestseller written all over it' Louise Beech

'With seamless ease Gill evokes the events and characters of two eras...with great verve and a smattering of delicious fictional licence. Delightful' Liz Trenow

'Gill Paul has taken two of the twentieth century's most enigmatic women, one revered, the other reviled, and woven them into a deft story of friendship and betrayal' Kate Riordan