Now I take for granted that you know all about that, but if you don't know, then I will spoil the story a bit. I was curious to see how of Ariel Lawhon would construct the story since much has happened since Anna Anderson died in 1984. I've seen both since I find the Romanov's a captivated subject. Anna Anderson's life was very interesting and it has btw been made into a movie with Ingrid Bergman and a miniseries with Amy Irving. But, if you haven't, then I suggest you google her and read up on her life. You might have heard about Anna Anderson and her claim (to fame) to be Anastasia Romanov. This thrilling story is every bit as moving and momentous as it is harrowing and twisted'- … ( more) The question of who Anna Anderson is and what actually happened to Anastasia Romanov creates a saga that spans fifty years and touches three continents.

With a brilliantly crafted dual narrative structure, Lawhon wades into the most psychologically complex and emotionally compelling territory yet: the nature of identity itself. As rumors begin to circulate through European society that the youngest Romanov daughter has survived the massacre, old enemies and new threats are awakened. Her detractors, convinced that the young woman is only after the immense Romanov fortune, insist on calling her by a different name: Anna Anderson. When she finally does speak, this frightened, mysterious woman claims to be the Russian Grand Duchess Anastasia. Refusing to explain her presence in the freezing water, she is taken to the hospital where an examination reveals that her body is riddled with countless, horrific scars. Germany, February 17, 1920: A young woman bearing an uncanny resemblance to Anastasia Romanov is pulled shivering and senseless from a canal in Berlin. At least that is what the executioners have always claimed. 'Russia, July 17, 1918: Under direct orders from Vladimir Lenin, Bolshevik secret police force Anastasia Romanov, along with the entire imperial family, into a damp basement in Siberia where they face a merciless firing squad.

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