The winter palace
Stachniak, Eva, 1952-2012
Book
Sophie, a vulnerable young princess, arrives from Prussia as a prospective bride for Empress Elizabeth's heir. Her destiny is to become the notorious Catherine the Great. Are her ambitions more lofty and far-reaching than anyone suspected, and will she stop at nothing to achieve absolute power?
Main title:
The winter palace / Eva Stachniak.
Author:
Work:
Imprint:
London : Black Swan, 2012.
Collation:
503 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Doubleday, 2011.
ISBN:
9780552777988 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.6
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
404100