Varvara will become Sophie’s confidante-and together the two young women will rise to the pinnacle of absolute power. What Sophie needs is an insider at court, a loyal pair of eyes and ears who knows the traps, the conspiracies, and the treacheries that surround her. Born and raised in Poland, she moved to Canada in 1981, and lives in Toronto. Eva Stachniak depicts Varvaras secret alliance with Catherine as the princess grows into a legend-through an. She holds a PhD in literature from McGill University. The Winter Palace tells the epic story of Catherine the Greats improbable rise to power-as seen through the ever-watchful eyes of an all-but-invisible servant close to the throne. A historical novel about Catherine the Great, The Winter Palace became Stachniaks first Canadian and international bestseller. Sophie’s destiny at court is to marry the Empress’s nephew, but she has other, loftier, more dangerous ambitions, and she proves to be more guileful than she first appears. Eva Stachniak is an award-winning and internationally bestselling author of five novels, including The Winter Palace and Empress of the Night. That opportunity arrives in a slender young princess from Zerbst named Sophie, a playful teenager destined to become the indomitable Catherine the Great. Under the tutelage of Count Bestuzhev, Chancellor and spymaster, Varvara will be educated in skills from lock picking to lovemaking, learning above all else to listen-and to wait for opportunity. Nimble-witted and attentive, she’s allowed into the employ of the Empress Elizabeth, amid the glitter and cruelty of the world’s most eminent court.
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