Mystery

4 * This is an interesting ' what if' account of Grand Duchess Tatiana Romanov not dying at Ekaterinburg in 1918 and a secret marriage to Dmitri, one of the officers whom she did have a flirtation with whilst nursing him at Tsarskoe Selo in 1914 and then a modern day story of a woman fleeing London to a cabin she has inherited, finding a Faberge pendant in cabin and researching her relative who turns out to be Dmitri. I don't want to say anymore about the plot. Had I not been recently reading several non fictions on the last Romanovs I think I would have enjoyed the book more and also knowing that none of them survived also makes the story a bit implausible. All that being said I am glad I read it. Updated April 2018 I have upped my rating to 4 * as the book has stayed with me since my initial read. ( )

A beautiful love story beginning in 1914 Russia, entwined with a modern day mystery created a captivating novel that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Although not 100% accurate, I was able to learn many details of The Romanovs, WW1, the Bolshevik Revolution and WW2 through this book, in an honest and poignant way.

The characters are real and imperfect but still relatable, and not just once the emotions behind their words and thoughts moved me to tears.

Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys historical fiction, mystery and epic love stories. ( )

I had already decided that this was a book that I really wanted to read before I got an email about participating in a blog tour for the book. I been interested in the Romanovs for years and reading a mystery book about Grand Duchess Tatiana was too tempting to resist. I was especially thrilled about reading about Tatiana instead of Anastasia who otherwise seems to be the most popular sister to write about.

The Secret Wife has two storylines. One in the present time with Kitty leaving her husband in London settling in her great-grandfather's remote cabin in America. There she discovers that her grandfather was a writer and she finds a pendant that once belonged to a dog whose owner was a Russain Grand Duchess. And, in the past storyline, we get to met her young grandfather when he wounded is taking care off by a very special nurse.

This is a what if story. What if Dmitri and Tatiana had really fallen in love and what if he had tried everything to save her life? What would be the consequences? I looked up Tatiana and Dmitri on Wikipedia and was surprised to learn that Dmitri really had existed and that Tatiana had nursed him when he was wounded. So, even thou the book is fiction, does it have some historical bearing. I especially like that the story took some surprising turns, that it turned out to be darker and sadder story than I had expected when I started to read the book. The people in this book make rash decisions and some decisions will have ramifications years later.

This is a book where both storylines are good. I liked reading about how Kitty discovered more about her great-grandfather life and thus learning more about her family. And, Dmitri's storyline is just as intriguing. ( )

I had already decided that this was a book that I really wanted to read before I got an email about participating in a blog tour for the book. I been interested in the Romanovs for years and reading a mystery book about Grand Duchess Tatiana was too tempting to resist. I was especially thrilled about reading about Tatiana instead of Anastasia who otherwise seems to be the most popular sister to write about.

The Secret Wife has two storylines. One in the present time with Kitty leaving her husband in London settling in her great-grandfather's remote cabin in America. There she discovers that her grandfather was a writer and she finds a pendant that once belonged to a dog whose owner was a Russain Grand Duchess. And, in the past storyline, we get to met her young grandfather when he wounded is taking care off by a very special nurse.

This is a what if story. What if Dmitri and Tatiana had really fallen in love and what if he had tried everything to save her life? What would be the consequences? I looked up Tatiana and Dmitri on Wikipedia and was surprised to learn that Dmitri really had existed and that Tatiana had nursed him when he was wounded. So, even thou the book is fiction, does it have some historical bearing. I especially like that the story took some surprising turns, that it turned out to be darker and sadder story than I had expected when I started to read the book. The people in this book make rash decisions and some decisions will have ramifications years later.

This is a book where both storylines are good. I liked reading about how Kitty discovered more about her great-grandfather life and thus learning more about her family. And, Dmitri's storyline is just as intriguing. ( )