Why should teens have all the fun? This group meets at Applebee's in Zion and is for
adult readers who enjoy Young Adult books. Registration is requested.
We’ll discuss The Family Romanov by Candace Fleming. When
Russia's last tsar, Nicholas II, inherited the throne in 1894, he was
unprepared to do so. With their four daughters (including Anastasia) and only
son, a hemophiliac, Nicholas and his reclusive wife, Alexandra, buried their
heads in the sand, living a life of opulence as World War I raged outside their
door and political unrest grew into the Russian Revolution. Deftly maneuvering
between the lives of the Romanovs and the plight of Russia's peasants and urban
workers--and their eventual uprising--Fleming offers up a fascinating portrait,
complete with inserts featuring period photographs and compelling
primary-source material that brings it all to life.