The Kitchen Boy

A Novel of the Last Tsar

Robert Alexander

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English

Penguin
27 January 2004

Fiction & Literature; Historical fiction

Series: A Romanov Novel

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient), directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky (The Counterfeiters)

Drawing from decades of work, travel, and research in Russia, Robert Alexander re-creates the tragic, perennially fascinating story of the final days of Nicholas and Alexandra Romanov as seen through the eyes of their young kitchen boy, Leonka. Now an ancient Russian immigrant, Leonka claims to be the last living witness to the Romanovs' brutal murders and sets down the dark secrets of his past with the imperial family. Does he hold the key to the many questions surrounding the family's murder? Historically vivid and compelling, The Kitchen Boy is also a touching portrait of a loving family that was in many ways similar, yet so different, from any other.

""Ingenious...

Keeps readers guessing through the final pages.""-USA Today

By: Robert Alexander
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 176g
ISBN: 9780142003817
ISBN 10: 0142003816
Series: A Romanov Novel
Publication Date: 27 January 2004
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar

"""Ingenious...Keeps readers guessing through the final pages."" —USA Today ""A gripping and entirely believable description of the last days of the Romanovs...Thoroughly enjoyable, educational, and just a good old-fashioned page-turner."" —Margaret George, author of Mary, Called Magdalene ""This is a dream of a book... [Robert Alexander's] tough, stylish prose is the perfect medium for this fast-becoming myth of evil and innocence, of frailty and courage, of betrayal and redemption."" —Judith Guest ""Through the power of the author's imagination, we see not only the tragedy of the Emperor, but that of a human being, man, and father."" —Ivan Artsyshevsky, The Romanov Family Association"