6/26/2023 0 Comments The lost rosesFor Eliza and Sofya, days that used to be filled with planning the next trip and keeping up with the latest fashions are now filled with fear of the worst. She, her father, stepmother, and younger sister, Luba, are kept captive in their own home, with Sofya's son Max being spared the worst of the brutality only because he is being tended to by the young but troubled Varinka. that the peasants do rise up, and what Sofya would not allow herself to imagine has finally happened. It is only after Eliza has safely returned to the U.S. It is when Eliza is visiting Sofya in Russia that she begins to fear for her friend and her safety, though Sofya, a cousin of the Romanov's, is not as concerned. The Situation: Eliza Ferriday and her dear friend from Russia, Sofya Streshnayva, are both young wives and mothers, each with their own societal pressures as the beginning of the Great War comes suddenly and unexpectedly. Lost Roses starts just before World War I, and follows three women across three continents as they attempt to navigate the new realities of war. Martha Hall Kelly follows up her 2016 debut, Lilac Girls, with a novel that takes place a generation before.
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