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Ladataan... The Empress of Tears (The Autobiography of Empress Alexandra) (Volume 2)Tekijä: Kathleen McKenna Hewtson
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As the 'Funeral Bride,' Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstadt marries Tsar Nicholas II only a week after the premature death of his father, Tsar Alexander III.Already dismissed out of hand by the court, Alexandra has to further contend with the continuing ambition of her mother-in-law, the Dowager-Empress Minnie, who has no intention of ceding imperial precedence to the new Empress or of giving up one inch of her power and influence over her emotionally-dependent son, the new Tsar.Nevertheless, Empress Alexandra is determined to stamp her authority on Russia as a whole and on Nicholas in particular, but to do so she must produce an heir. Having given birth to daughter after daughter after daughter, she becomes desperate and turns to the first of her mystical advisors, Msgr. Philippe, who persuades her, among other things, that she is invisible.And then comes the moment of her greatest triumph with the birth of her son and the heir to the throne of all the Russias, the Tsarevich Alexei.All six volumes are (planned) as follows:1. 'The Funeral Bride' 1884-1894 - published November 20152. 'The Empress of Tears' 1895-1904 - published March 20163. 'The Shaken Throne' 1904-1907 - published July 20164. 'The Pride of Eagles' 1907-1914 - published May 20175. 'No Greater Crown' 1914-1917 - to be published July / August 20186. ' The Far Kingdom' 1917 - 1918 - to be published in 2019(Book 5 has been delayed - with many apologies to readers - by Ms. McKenna Hewtson's recent publication of her 'The Unauthorized Autobiography of Diana, Princess of Wales,' a book recently described as 'very unique, very disturbing' in its highlighting of lesser-known facts about the life and death of its subject). Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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It's as if she has the ability to shed her own skin and envelop that of her subject. Thoroughly.
Book 2 picks up where Alexandra has married her beloved Tsar 'Nicki' and takes us through the emotional roller coaster years right up till she has finally delivered the long desired heir. Four daughters were more of a nuisance, beautiful reflections of herself but not what she was looking for.... Is it possible to be narcissistic and incredibly insecure at the same time? I looked it up in the dictionary and alas, her picture was not there.. In a way i sympathize, I sure wouldn't want to be empress of anywhere. The constant fake smiles and chitchat, the critiques of what i said, wore and ate, the lack of privacy and those neck-breaking crowns would be a deal-breaker. HOWEVER...because she was not considered to be the blessed holy mother of Russia and did not have mere mortals swoon in her presence, she was miserable. There was protocol to be followed but she wanted the glory without the work.
Both she and her husband were ill-prepared to run a damn thing except perhaps a family farm? A farm of course that had a palace with a swimming pool on each floor please. He walked around looking to God and mama for guidance because he was chosen of course. SHE walks around with the feelings that she is with him and Russia because God wants her to guide her husband. I honestly do not think Nicholas was a nincompoop....i do think he was intellectually obtuse. And i think she had some serious psychological problems. Together they made beautiful doomed children and ended a dynasty. ( )