Escape of the Grand Duchess

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Escape of the Grand Duchess</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> by Susan Appleyard is a gripping historical novel that shatters the notion that royalty is synonymous with privilege and ease. At its heart is Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna the youngest sister of Tsar Nicholas II-a Romanov who defied a doomed destiny and survived.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Unlike her ill-fated brother and his family Olga's story is one of resilience sacrifice and daring escape. Trapped in a loveless marriage to a reckless gambler-who harbours secrets of his own-she finds hope in the arms of a dashing army lieutenant. But before she can claim her own happiness she must first endure the brutal realities of World War I where she serves as a nurse on the frontlines.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>As the Russian Empire teeters on the brink of collapse the infamous Siberian mystic Rasputin tightens his grip on the imperial court setting the stage for revolution. With the Bolsheviks seizing power and the Romanovs marked for death Olga faces an impossible choice: risk everything to stay or flee into the unknown with her true love and their children.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Rich in historical detail and driven by an unforgettable heroine </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Escape of the Grand Duchess</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> is a sweeping riches-to-rags tale of survival love and the strength it takes to forge a new life in the face of unimaginable upheaval.</span></p><p></p>