· The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers by Kerri Turner. Search the Australian Bookseller's Association website to find a bookseller near you. The . The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers is a love story set amongst the Russian ballet amidst the horrors of war and uprising. Having not read a whole lot of historical fiction, it was that, and the stunning cover which drew me to this book. And I loved every minute of it!/5(29). (Please note: mild spoilers for The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers ahead) 1. Valentina uses a 'protector' to provide security and income so she doesn't return to her poverty-stricken roots. This was a practice of many ballet dancers of the era, both male and female. Was it an understandable choice for them to make, or do you think they had.
Author Kerri Turner who features in this weekend's Sunday Book Club. Picture: Sam Ruttyn. While rich in detail and peppered with real life historical figures, The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers is, at its heart, a love story centring on two dancers in the Imperial Russian Ballet. Kerri Turner reveals how she wrote The Last Days of the. The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers by Kerri Turner. Search the Australian Bookseller's Association website to find a bookseller near you. The links will take you to the web site's home page. The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers, by Kerri Turner, is a wonderful and thoroughly enjoyable story to read. I'm a sucker for anything set in Russia. I devoured Paullina Simons' The Bronze Horseman series, with Tatiana and Alexander and have read my way through plenty of Russian literature, including Anna Karenina and Crime and [ ].
The Last of the Romanov Dancers is the debut novel by Aussie author Kerri Turner and is a good combination of fact and fiction on a well versed topic but with a fresh twist. An intriguing historical venture into Russian ballet during the dying days of the Romanov rule. The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers About the Book: Petrograd, A country on a knife edge. The story of two people caught in the middle – with everything to lose A stunning debut from a talented new Australian voice in historical fiction. The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers.. Petrograd, A country on a knife edge. The story of two people caught in the middle – with everything to lose. Valentina Yershova's position in the Romanov's Imperial Russian Ballet is the only thing that keeps her from the clutches of poverty. With implacable determination, she has clawed her way through the ranks t o soloist, utilising not only her talent, but her alliances with influential ri ch men that grants them her body, but never her.
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