And when the unthinkable happens-Germany declares war on Russia-nothing in Anastasia's world will ever be the same. Peasants chafe under the burden of extreme poverty and Tsar Nicholas's leadership power weakens. Siegel was not only influential within the Jewish Mob, but along with his childhood friend and fellow gangster Meyer Lansky, also held significant influence. The secrets and strain are hard on the family, and conditions are equally dire beyond the palace walls. The girls' younger brother suffers from an excruciatingly painful and deadly blood disease, and their parents have chosen to shield the Russian people from the severity of the future tsar's condition. Long ago, Carolyn Meyer fell in love with the story of Anastasia Romanov, the daughter of the last tsar of Russia.

Life inside the palace is far from a fairy tale. HOFMEYR, ADRIANE J, HOLDEN, CAROLYN G (ARMER), HOLDEN, MICHAEL J. It seems like a fairy tale existence for the four grand duchesses, dressed in beautiful clothes, traveling from palace to palace. Award-winning author Carolyn Meyers ANASTASIA is back in print with a gorgeous new package Thirteen-year-old Anastasia is the youngest daughter of Czar. GRANGER JR, JOHN-ROBERT WAGNER, GRANT, PHILIP H. Tsar Nicholas, Tsaritsa Alexandra, their four daughters, and the youngest child, Tsarevitch Alexei, are sailing to Romania to meet Crown Prince Carol and his parents. It's summer in 1914 and the Romanovs are aboard the Standart, the Russian royal yacht.

There's a heavy price to pay for royalty in this compelling-and true-story of Anastasia Romanov and fellow grand duchesses of Russia, from an award-winning novelist.

Anastasia by carolyn meyer