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High drama and old fashioned passion make this perfect escapist reading (Marie Claire )
A complex tale masterfully told, of passion, adventure and intrigue during one of the most fascinating eras of Russian history. Kate Furnivall had my heart pounding from page one - and kept it racing right up until the last. A truly satisfying read (SA )
Gripping, elegant, and fierce, this is a classic war-torn love story, and Furnivall's best yet' LIBRARY JOURNAL ('The Jewel of St Petersburg is an impressive novel which effortlessly conjures up a period in history, colours it with exciting characters and consequently creates an absorbing story that will enthrall from start to finish’ )
A complex tale masterfully told, of passion, adventure and intrigue during one of the most fascinating eras of Russian history. Kate Furnivall had my heart pounding from page one - and kept it racing right up until the last. A truly satisfying read (SA )
Gripping, elegant, and fierce, this is a classic war-torn love story, and Furnivall's best yet' LIBRARY JOURNAL ('The Jewel of St Petersburg is an impressive novel which effortlessly conjures up a period in history, colours it with exciting characters and consequently creates an absorbing story that will enthrall from start to finish’ )
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From the bestselling author of The Russian Concubine comes a sweeping epic of love and courage, revenge and heartache in the last days of the Romanov empire
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Kate Furnivall has a remarkable gift for conjuring up another time and another place so vividly that you become totally immersed in it. I loved her portrayal of the decadent society of the court of the last Russian tsar, in sharp contrast to the suffering and rage of the lower classes. Furnivall gives us an insight into this fascinating period of history through the eyes of her strong-minded and compelling heroine, Valentina. I was captivated by the love story which was especially poignant for those of us who have read the wonderful sequel - The Russian Concubine. I loved this book and will keep it on my shelf to read again.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Have loved all of Kate Furnivall books so far. This was a nice tie up of her series of this book. It was nice to see Valentina as her younger self, passionate, young and in love. Was good to see Jens in a better light as well. Also back story for her characters in her 2nd book. I liked where she finished this book rather than going on further.
If you enjoy reading Russian history fiction books this is a good read to see a bit from both sides, although mainly from the richer but with Bolshevik parts. I was never sure whose side to take! Truely fantastic read!
If you enjoy reading Russian history fiction books this is a good read to see a bit from both sides, although mainly from the richer but with Bolshevik parts. I was never sure whose side to take! Truely fantastic read!
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Author Kate Furnivall has written an utterly engrossing story of Valentina Ivanova, a daughter to the finance minister to Tsar Nicholas II, set in St. Petersburg during a time of great civil unrest in Russia's history. The working class and poor are getting more desperate every day as they fight starvation and disease or get injured, maimed or killed at the un-safe factories they are forced to work in while the upper class grow more rich and spend more extravagantly. The Revolutionaries are killing off government officials left and right and Valentina's father is among the targets.
Valentina, though born in the upper class, is more interested in taking care of people than of dresses and parties and dreams of one day becoming a nurse. She is a bright, strong-willed girl whom I liked immediately and the rest of the characters were just as engaging - the endearing engineer, Jens; Arkin, the Revolutionary with a heart, Valentina's sad mother Elizaveta and her unfortunate sister Katya. With exceptional descriptions of 20th century St. Petersburg, from the opulent homes of the Russian nobility to the squalid homes of the working class and the underground tunnels beneath the city, Furnivall draws the reader in and the fast-paced action keeps you flipping the pages quickly to see what happens next.
Having thoroughly enjoyed my first book by Kate Furnivall, I am now on a mission to own them all! If you like your historical fiction exciting, enthralling and unputdownable, then this is the book for you!
Valentina's story doesn't end here, check out The Russian Concubine, which is the sequel to The Jewel of St. Petersburg and tells the story of Valentina's daughter.
Valentina, though born in the upper class, is more interested in taking care of people than of dresses and parties and dreams of one day becoming a nurse. She is a bright, strong-willed girl whom I liked immediately and the rest of the characters were just as engaging - the endearing engineer, Jens; Arkin, the Revolutionary with a heart, Valentina's sad mother Elizaveta and her unfortunate sister Katya. With exceptional descriptions of 20th century St. Petersburg, from the opulent homes of the Russian nobility to the squalid homes of the working class and the underground tunnels beneath the city, Furnivall draws the reader in and the fast-paced action keeps you flipping the pages quickly to see what happens next.
Having thoroughly enjoyed my first book by Kate Furnivall, I am now on a mission to own them all! If you like your historical fiction exciting, enthralling and unputdownable, then this is the book for you!
Valentina's story doesn't end here, check out The Russian Concubine, which is the sequel to The Jewel of St. Petersburg and tells the story of Valentina's daughter.
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How many of these reviews are written by the publishers?
I get the impression that many of the positive ones are phoney - who refers to the author by their first name, for instance? Read more
Published 1 day ago by Honest reviewer
A good fun read....
This was a good fun read, however I found it a little annoying where the author would write Russian and then translate, the same word everytime it was used.
Published 7 months ago by A Moore
Great story
I read this on a holiday to Russia and couldn't put it down! Fantastic storytelling and great plot. Have now bought more by Kate Furnivall!
Published 8 months ago by Rose CT
Good read
This is one of those books that has you in its clutches from page one. You want to know what is happening to Valentina Ivanova, and by the time you've found out, you're... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Rebecca
excellent
This is an excellent book, loved it! I am reading the sequel 'The Russian Concubine' at the moment and I think that Kate Furnivall has done a great job. Read more
Published 9 months ago by nassia
a disappointed read
After reading Under a Blood Red Sky and enjoying it, (would give that book a 5 star) this book was so irritating.. Every chapter a 'life and death' drama. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mrs. Ruth Dorrington
Heart-stopping storytelling
Kate Furnivall's novels are dangerous. Once started, they are impossible to put down. She combines lyrical romance with heart-stopping terror and this one is a fabulous, passionate... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Deborah M. Holt
riveting
Download this onto my Kindle because of the 5* reviews, they weren't wrong, I can recommend this read. But, what I would like to know is The Russian Concubine the sequel to it? Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mr. Philip R. Gardner
Brilliant !
I had never been interested in modern history and certainly hadn't contemplated looking into Russian History, but this book captured my attention and held me in it's grip from the... Read more
Published 14 months ago by B. M. Curry
Please read these books!!!
I have commented on the Kate Furnivall books before but for a new group who have not discovered this fabulous author please please please don't be put off by the cover photos on... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Book lady
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