NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The million-copy bestseller Lilac Girls
introduced the real-life heroine Caroline Ferriday. Now Lost Roses,
set a generation earlier and also inspired by true events, features
Caroline's mother, Eliza, and follows three equally indomitable
women from St. Petersburg to Paris under the shadow of World War I.
"Not only a brilliant historical tale, but a love song to all the
ways our friendships carry us through the worst of times."--Lisa
Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were
Yours It is 1914, and the world has been on the brink of war so
often, many New Yorkers treat the subject with only passing
interest. Eliza Ferriday is thrilled to be traveling to St.
Petersburg with Sofya Streshnayva, a cousin of the Romanovs. The
two met years ago one summer in Paris and became close confidantes.
Now Eliza embarks on the trip of a lifetime, home with Sofya to see
the splendors of Russia: the church with the interior covered in
jeweled mosaics, the Rembrandts at the tsar's Winter Palace, the
famous ballet. But when Austria declares war on Serbia and Russia's
imperial dynasty begins to fall, Eliza escapes back to America,
while Sofya and her family flee to their country estate. In need of
domestic help, they hire the local fortune-teller's daughter,
Varinka, unknowingly bringing intense danger into their household.
On the other side of the Atlantic, Eliza is doing her part to help
the White Russian families find safety as they escape the
revolution. But when Sofya's letters suddenly stop coming, she
fears the worst for her best friend. From the turbulent streets of
St. Petersburg and aristocratic countryside estates to the avenues
of Paris where a society of fallen Russian emigres live to the
mansions of Long Island, the lives of Eliza, Sofya, and Varinka
will intersect in profound ways. In her newest powerful tale told
through female-driven perspectives, Martha Hall Kelly celebrates
the unbreakable bonds of women's friendship, especially during the
darkest days of history. Praise for Lost Roses "A charming and
vividly rendered historical novel . . . Based on true events, this
prequel to Lilac Girls transports."--People "Inspired by true
events, just like its predecessor, and just as well-researched,
Lost Roses is a remarkable story and another testament to female
strength. This sweeping epic will thrill and delight fans of Lilac
Girls and readers of historical fiction alike."--PopSugar
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