His marriage to Princess Lara ( a flirtatious, materialistic, mean and spiteful woman) is really nothing but a sham. St Petersburg, Russia, 1903 - and our main protagonist Prince Dimitri Markhov, a friend and confidante of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra is about to have his whole way of life brought in to question. Russia’s social, political and cultural history is always a fascinating subject, and although fictional, The Fabergé Secret paints a truly vivid picture, bringing this particular period in history very much to life. As their relationship develops, Katya exposes Dimitri to the horrors of the Tsar's regime and the persecution of the Jewish people, and he grows determined to make a stand. When she meets Dimitri at a royal ball, she immediately recognizes a kindred spirit, and an unlikely affair begins between them. Educated and passionate, Doctor Katya Golitsyn is determined to help end Russian oppression. What did these people do to deserve such brutality? The tsar tells him the Jews themselves were to blame, but Dimitri can't forget what he's seen. But when Dimitri is confronted by the death and destruction wrought by a pogrom, he is taken aback.
Cocooned by the glittering wealth of the Imperial court, the talented architect lives a life of luxury and comfort, by the side of his beautiful but spiteful wife, Princess Lara. Prince Dimitri Markhov counts himself lucky to be a close friend of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra. New York Times bestselling author Charles Belfoure takes readers on a breathless journey from the gilded ballrooms of Imperial Russia to the grim violence of the pogroms, in his latest thrilling historical adventure.
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