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The fate of the Romanovs is a true tragedy and the story of Grand Duchess Elizabeth is one of the saddest of all. Robert Alexander gives us a moving and realistic version of Elizabeth's life in The Romanov Bride.

The Romanov Bride is told in two voices. The first voice is Grand Duchess Elizabeth (called Ella by her family). Born Princess Elisabeth of Hesse, Ella was the granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She married the Russian grand duke, Sergei, son of Tsar Alexander II and brother of Alexander III. The second voice is Pavel, a Russian revolutionary. The fictional Pavel came to St. Petersburg with his young wife. But instead of finding greater opportunities, he lost everything he cared about on Bloody Sunday.

In 1905, Grand Duke Sergei was assassinated. Ella sold her properties and her jewels and used the money to establish the Martha and Mary Convent of Mercy. The convent operated a hospital and orphanage, and Ella became a nun and served as its abbess.

Alexander creates a story where the paths of Ella and Pavel collide with tragic and lasting consequences. Ella will change Pavel's life in ways that he could never imagine, and touch his heart in the process. While not condoning terrorism, the author makes us feel sympathy for the tortured Pavel. The book is extremely realistic with Alexander using known facts and actual letters. However, don't read The Romanov Bride expecting a full biography of Grand Duchess Elizabeth. There is very little about her childhood, the royal family or the early years of her marriage. Since this story belongs to Ella and Pavel, most of The Romanov Bride deals with the period of time when conditions start deteriorating in Russia and unrest becomes rampant.

This is the first Alexander book that I've read, and being a big fan of Russian history, I now plan on reading his earlier works including The Kitchen Boy and Rasputin's Daughter.


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The Romanov Bride Robert Alexander 9780670018819 Books Reviews

Excellent story of Elizabeth Romanoff and the fall of the tsars. Great story, great characters and historic information.
Most readers who would pick up this book know already about the execution of the last Tsar and his family and servents, that long-ago night in 1918 in Ekaterberg.

Robert Alexander, in his short, excellent novel, writes about the execution of seven other Romanovs the night following the Tsar's execution. Among those executed was the German-born Duchess Elizabeth, sister of the Tsarina Alexandria and widow of Sergei, uncle of Nicholas.
"Ella", as she was called within the royal family, was the grand-daughter of Queen Victoria and was noted around Europe as a very beautiful and goodhearted woman. She married Sergei, uncle of Tsar Nicholas, but there's some question of whether the marriage was consummated - Sergei having somewhat different interests.

After Sergei's assassination in 1905 by revolutionaries, Ella took the veil and established a convent that served the poor of Moscow. She was known as "Matushka" and was beloved in the city for her good works.

But, Alexander also alternates Matuska's story with that of Pavel, a revolutionary who ultimately kills her in the forest in 1918. He has actually interacted with her throughout the years, being part of the team that assassinated her husband and then being helped by her convent.

It's a wonderfully interesting story. I used Wikipedia along the way to get the back-history of the characters and that was very helpful.
I enjoyed this book and am looking forward to reading Alexander's backlist.
The Romanov Bride was interesting. I enjoy historical novel, but what made this one particularly interesting was that much of the book was taken from actual letters of the Romanov Bride to her family. I did not know until after having read the book that the heroine was later canonized as Saint Elizabeth by the Russian Orthodox Church. I wish I had known that going in, but it certainly made me appreciate the book more when I read the afterword of the author.
Anyone who has a fairly decent grasp for the events of the Russian Revolution and its aftermath knows how this story is going to end. The talent of the author is such that, even so, you want to keep reading.

This well-written book tells the story of the Grand Duchess Elisavyeta, the sister of the Tsarina, and her journey from pampered princess to the drab life of an abbess in a monastery that she founds before the Revolution destroys the Russia that she has grown to know and love. It is also the story of Pavel, a fictional character, and his journey from hard-working peasant to hard-bitten revolutionary. The paths of these two people cross several times in the course of the book until the tragic ending, for both of them.

The author has written about this Russian era in two other books, both of which I enjoyed very much. It's difficult to say that I "enjoyed" this book because of the overhanging tragedy, but it is certainly one that I am very happy to have read.
About the first 35% of this book was good. Great, actually. Then it got long, drawn-out, and boring. I flat out started skipping past the Pavel chapters because he didn't interest me at all. And for those of you who haven't read this, every other chapter is a Pavel chapter. I guess I don't care for the Revolutionary side of the story. Anyway, the ending 65% of the book is filled with too little engaging detail. The part leading up to the Revolution is interesting, but after Sergei dies, it all goes downhill. The story begins to get so long, drawn-out, overdone, overdescribed, and over talked. Just not worth even finishing. I ended up flat out not caring what happened to either one of the main characters, that is how uninteresting and un-engaging they are. And when you just don't give a hoot about the main characters anymore, that's time to close the book. I guess someone likes this book though, it's still way overpriced and people are buying it. Do yourself a favor - buy mine. I put it up for sale on here, at less than the $16 is charging for it. Not worth $16 at all!
The fate of the Romanovs is a true tragedy and the story of Grand Duchess Elizabeth is one of the saddest of all. Robert Alexander gives us a moving and realistic version of Elizabeth's life in The Romanov Bride.

The Romanov Bride is told in two voices. The first voice is Grand Duchess Elizabeth (called Ella by her family). Born Princess Elisabeth of Hesse, Ella was the granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She married the Russian grand duke, Sergei, son of Tsar Alexander II and brother of Alexander III. The second voice is Pavel, a Russian revolutionary. The fictional Pavel came to St. Petersburg with his young wife. But instead of finding greater opportunities, he lost everything he cared about on Bloody Sunday.

In 1905, Grand Duke Sergei was assassinated. Ella sold her properties and her jewels and used the money to establish the Martha and Mary Convent of Mercy. The convent operated a hospital and orphanage, and Ella became a nun and served as its abbess.

Alexander creates a story where the paths of Ella and Pavel collide with tragic and lasting consequences. Ella will change Pavel's life in ways that he could never imagine, and touch his heart in the process. While not condoning terrorism, the author makes us feel sympathy for the tortured Pavel. The book is extremely realistic with Alexander using known facts and actual letters. However, don't read The Romanov Bride expecting a full biography of Grand Duchess Elizabeth. There is very little about her childhood, the royal family or the early years of her marriage. Since this story belongs to Ella and Pavel, most of The Romanov Bride deals with the period of time when conditions start deteriorating in Russia and unrest becomes rampant.

This is the first Alexander book that I've read, and being a big fan of Russian history, I now plan on reading his earlier works including The Kitchen Boy and Rasputin's Daughter.