Bøger af Judith Pella

Beset By Enemies Within and Without, Russia Is Reeling. And Vladimir Lenin Is Waiting in the Wings. . . . In 1917, Russia finds itself in a nightmare of political upheaval as ruthless men clash over control of her destiny. Saddled with a devastating, unpopular war, the Provisional Government flirts with disaster while Lenin's return may just give the Bolsheviks the support they need to stage an uprising of their own. Tsar Nicholas and his family have become both prisoners and pawns in this deadly game of chess.Amid the turmoil, Anna Fedorcenko's sons face the consequences of their personal and political choices. Russia will never be the same--that much is certain. But unless Andrei and Yuri are able to cast off the blinders of the past, they too may be caught in the chaos sweeping throughout the motherland. A pall hangs over the Russian Empire as it careens toward an unsettling future. The Fedorcenkos and the Burenins will once again need to rely on the faith and love that have become their family legacies if they hope to survive.

As a Nation Battles for Its Future, a Young Woman Struggles to Find a Way to Hope and Love in the Midst of Tragedy and Heartache.Though she is the daughter of a princess and a count, Mariana has grown up as a peasant girl in an obscure village. Suddenly she finds herself thrust into elite society and must take her rightful place as an aristocrat. But Mariana wants to do something more meaningful with her life. Trained as a nurse, she refuses the easy life of a Russian socialite and goes to the front lines in Manchuria to care for the wounded soldiers.There she is confronted with the horrible realities of war. And she discovers something else--a renewal of her relationship with American reporter Daniel Trent. But Daniel betrayed her trust once before . . . is it safe to trust him now?Back in St. Petersburg, revolutionary forces are gaining momentum in their quest for freedom--a quest that will certainly end in bloodshed. And one man, bent on an old revenge, plots to kill Mariana and everyone she loves.

The Tragedy of Bloody Sunday Left Its Stain Upon the Nation, and Nobody will Go Untested by These Turbulent Times.The year 1905 is drawing to an end, and great changes are sweeping through Russia. The tragic events of Bloody Sunday usher in a sequence of paralyzing national strikes that eventually force the tsar to turn his government into a constitutional monarchy, and it appears that the radical element has finally won.But for Anna Fedorcenko, the tragedy of that fateful day was the slaying of her beloved husband, Sergei. While her loss is painful, it is Sergei's sons who are most dramatically affected by their father's untimely death. Andrei becomes driven to see their father's death avenged, and his boundless energies are aimed toward the downfall of the monarchy. Yuri is also grief-stricken, but he finds he cannot support his younger brother's revolutionary fervor.As Russia plunges from World War I into the ensuing civil war between the Bolsheviks and an army of White Russians comprised of nobility and others opposed to Lenin, the Fedorcenkos are caught in the middle of conflicting national interests that threaten to tear their family apart.

Their Exile Is Ended . . . When Will Their Freedom Begin?Eighteen years after the birth of his daughter, Count Dmitri Remizov returns to Russia from exile to claim the child he left behind. But Mariana has been raised as a peasant and she is uncertain about her ability to take her rightful place as a countess of Imperial Russia.Sergei and Anna, still hiding in Katyk, also face difficult decisions--whether to risk returning to St. Petersburg or to keep their family safe from the prying eyes of the Russian government.As the nineteenth century draws to a close and revolutionary fervor runs high, the Burenins and the Fedorcenkos find themselves caught in a maelstrom of change that threatens to unravel the protection their quiet way of life has provided them.With only faith in God to sustain them, they must risk everything to reunite their families and claim their heritage as heirs of the motherland.

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