Available as a Kindle edition and in other eBook formats under the title Tsarina . La Zarina by Ellen Alpsten - Goodreads
Sold into household labor at age 15, Marta is forced to go on the run after committing a crime in self-defense. La Zarina Ellen Alpsten epub
Reviewers on Goodreads describe it as a mix of Memoirs of a Geisha and Game of Thrones , highlighting its "ice and snow" epic feel and fast-paced, "vertiginous" rhythm. Available as a Kindle edition and in other
The story follows the life of , an illegitimate and destitute girl born in a remote Baltic village during the brutal Russian winter of 1699. The story follows the life of , an
Alpsten draws heavily on documentary evidence to recreate the 18th-century Russian court, from the decadent aristocracy to the brutal torture chambers.
Released as an eBook by Grijalbo on February 18, 2021, with a file size of approximately 2.2 MB and a length of 632 pages .
Through wit, courage, and ambition, Marta rises through the ranks of Peter’s court—navigating dangerous machinations and political peril—to eventually become Catherine I , the first woman to rule the Russian Empire as Empress. Themes and Style