SuitabookPower and survival
Catherine must navigate court politics and protect her future while trying to secure the future of Russia.
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Sherry D. Ficklin - Author
This is a tense historical court drama about Catherine’s attempt to secure power and a future for Russia while facing dynastic pressure, divided loyalties, war and a dangerous web of deception.
Sophie--now Catherine, Grand Duchess of Russia--had a tough first year at Imperial Court. Married at sixteen to Grand Duke Peter, heir to the throne, and settled in their own palace, things start to look up. As a new day dawns, Catherine thinks only of securing her future, and the future of their country, during one of the greatest political upheavals of her time. Fighting desperately against forces that try to depose the Empress Elizabeth and put the young Prince Ivan on her throne, Catherine soon finds herself in the middle of a war brewing between her beloved Prussia and her new empire. While navigating the fragile political landscape, she quickly realizes that she has only begun to discover the tangled web of deceit and infidelity woven over the lavish court of Oranienbaum Palace.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a tense historical court drama about Catherine’s attempt to secure power and a future for Russia while facing dynastic pressure, divided loyalties, war and a dangerous web of deception.
Catherine must navigate court politics and protect her future while trying to secure the future of Russia.
Court relationships are shaped by infidelity, hidden motives and Catherine’s possible need to betray people close to her.
Pay attention to the tension between Catherine’s personal wishes and the demands placed on her as a wife, prospective ruler and possible means of securing an heir.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
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