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Bezig met laden... The Imperial Wife: A Novel (editie 2016)door Irina Reyn (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I received this book for free through Bookstr’s (formerly The Reading Room) giveaways. I liked this but I wasn’t in love with it. I really liked the historical aspects of it. It was fun learning more about Catherine the Great since I knew very little about her. The way her story was told reminded me of how Mary Queen of Scots’s story was told on the show Reign. The present day story, on the other hand, was good but it wasn’t satisfactory. It was missing that spark to make it truly remarkable. One thing I did like about the present day story was how it touched upon the immigrant experience. Overall, I thought this was a solid book especially if you are interested in learning more about Russian history. Good, but not spectacular pretty much sums up this book. I appreciated the movement between past and present as the two storylines converged. I found Tanya's present-day tale much more compelling than the 18th-century one of Catherine the Great - perhaps because I already knew how that one ended? Overall, this is a good, solid read for anyone with an interest in Catherine the Great. One of the most rewarding novels in a long while. The hero is a woman specialist in Russian art at a leading Manhattan auction house. An object connected with the Russian Empress Catherine the Great is up for bids: it is a highly desirable piece and interest among the super wealthy of Moscow is quite high. The locale shifts from New York to Monaco to Moscow, and back in time to that moment when the actual Catherine received the item now up for sale. There is plenty of palace intrigue--matched by contemporary tales including an extended theme on what it means to be an immigrant (and also: the ups and downs of marriage and family). This book is like a glass of great champagne; it goes down quickly, is delicious, and is unforgettable. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
"The Imperial Wife follows the lives of two women, one in contemporary New York City and the other in eighteenth-century Russia. Tanya Kagan, a specialist in Russian art at a top New York auction house, is trying to entice Russia's wealthy oligarchs to bid on the biggest sale of her career, The Order of Saint Catherine, while making sense of the sudden and unexplained departure of her husband. As questions arise over the provenance of the Order and auction fever kicks in, Reyn takes us into the world of Catherine the Great, the infamous 18th-century woman who may have owned the priceless artifact, and who it turns out faced many of the same issues Tanya wrestles with in her own life. The Imperial Wife asks what female ambition means, today and in the past, and whether a marriage can withstand an ambitious wife"-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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This book bounces between the trials and tribulations of present day Russian auction expert, Tanya Vandermotter , and the married life of Catherine to Peter. The Order of Catherine ( a be-ribboned medallion) is what connects the two storylines
This book? Could have been better..... could have been worse!