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Erickson reveals neither a vicitim nor a demon, but instead a woman who was resilient, versatile and resourceful, an attractive humanitarian devoted to her country who refused to be bowed by convention.
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Distinguished historian Carolly Erickson is the author of Rival to the Queen, The Memoirs of Mary Queen of Scots, The First Elizabeth, The Hidden Life of Josephine, The Last Wife of Henry VIII, and many other prize-winning works of fiction and nonfiction. Her novel The Tsarina’s Daughter won the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Historical Fiction. She lives in Hawaii.
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Erickson's fluid, captivating portrait of Catherine the Great reads like a first-rate historical novel. Courageous, fair, and generous Empress Catherine began life as plain but precocious Princess Sophie in a tiny German principality. Her mother never warmed to her willful, intelligent, and athletic daughter, but others discerned Sophie's charm and magnetic personality, including members of the court of Russia's Empress Elizabeth (another intriguing personality). Young, ambitious, and daring, Sophie made the arduous journey to St. Petersburg, was christened Catherine after her conversion to Greek Orthodoxy, and with a firm belief in her destiny to rule, resigned herself to marrying the repulsive, demented, and impotent grand duke. During the course of their unconsummated union, Catherine was subjected to appalling deprivations and mental cruelty, tests that ultimately tempered her resolve and honed her considerable political acumen. The tale of her rise to power is a tale of restraint, genius, and sacrifice. Erickson makes it clear that Catherine was, in many respects, a modern woman, devoted to her work, if you will, but just as determined to have love in her life. It's high time we stopped sniggering over long-stale nonsense about her allegedly voracious sexual appetite and recognize Catherine for what she was: a woman of remarkable powers and one of the world's great leaders. Donna Seaman
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- PublisherRobson Books
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 1861051808
- ISBN 13 9781861051806
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages392
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