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    <body><![CDATA[Although not quite as gripping as The Kitchen Boy, Rasputin's Daughter held my interest more than The Romanov Bride did by the same author.  This is the story of Maria, Rasputin's eldest daughter and her account of the days leading up to, and including, her fathers death.<br/><br/>Robert Alexander...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80427293">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[<br/>I have a problem, when I find an author I really like have to go out and buy or borrow every book they have ever written, sometimes this is good and others well not so good.<br/><br/>I read The Kitchen Boy earlier this summer and loved it and picked up Rasputin's Daughter on a recent trip to...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51547030">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A quick read, an interesting story, and a good reminder that what we learn in high school history isn't always accurate. <br/><br/>I always want to know more about the historical veracity of historical fiction, so I will add <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q= Rasputin" title=" Rasputin"> Rasputin</a> to my &quot;to read&quot; list to delve more into the actual do...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37894957">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I wrote this too...watch the trailer at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.robertalexanderbooks.com">www.robertalexanderbooks.com</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting and well-researched, but a little too &quot;Hollywoodish&quot; at times.    Too many credence-stretching coincidences in the last quarter of the book, perhaps.    Also, I didn't &quot;buy&quot; the first person narrative, supposedly in Maria Rasputina's own voice, but not really believab...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59381545">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[First of all, the picture of Grand Duchess Tatiana on the cover of a book with this title is a little unnerving. But I don't think this was the author's doing because the authors often have no say about the cover art... Having said that, I can't say that this is a book I would recommend. It's not th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81136930">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I am not very knowledgeable about Russian History, although I do know the name of Rasputin.  Therefore, I didn't really know what to expect going into this book.  I did enjoy it, as I usually do enjoy most historical fiction.  It always intrigues me to hear an author's version of history with real c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76978714">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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