The most obvious difference is that Eliza and Sofya come from privilege while Varinka is a peasant. As we learn of Eliza, Sofya, and Varinka, we experience life from three extremely different perspectives. This prequel can be read as a stand alone. In a dramatic and tense conclusion, Eliza travels to Paris in search of Sofya while Sofya risks everything in Paris to find Varinka. Meanwhile in Russia, Sofya has hired a peasant girl, Varinka, to help with the household tasks but this decision brings additional danger. After some time when she hasn’t heard from Sofya, she becomes deeply concerned. Because her heart is with the Russian women, she creates a charity to help support women and children as they flee Russia. Unsettled by the conflict, Eliza escapes back to the U.S. Petersburg, they find Russia on the brink of revolution. Later when Eliza accompanies Sofya back to St. The story begins in 1914 when Sofya comes to the U.S. The story is told from three perspectives: Eliza Ferriday, a New York socialite Sofya, a Russian aristocrat and cousin to the Romanovs and Varinka, a Russian peasant and fortune teller’s daughter. The story of a determined “difference maker”…įans of Lilac Girls will be interested in the prequel, Lost Roses, as it shares the story of Caroline Ferriday’s mother, Eliza. *This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Thanks to #netgalley #randomhouse for my complimentary e ARC of #lostroses by Martha Hall Kelly upon my request. Genre/Categories: Historical Fiction, WW1 Era, Friendship, Russia
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