Eva Stachniak

Praise for The Winter Palace

Riveting... Stachniak has uncovered a treasure trove of rich material... The real core of Stachniak's tale is that [Catherine and Elizabeth] are women... Casts light over recent Russian history too, which is exactly ...

Jane Smiley, Globe and Mail

A wonderful novel, riven with intrigue and startling details, the sort to savour on a long winter evening

Daily Telegraph

The kind of big busty read that sends you back to the history books

The Sunday Times

Riveting... Stachniak has uncovered a treasure trove of rich material... The real core of Stachniak's tale is that [Catherine and Elizabeth] are women... Casts light over recent Russian history too, which is exactly ...

Jane Smiley, Globe and Mail

A wonderful novel, riven with intrigue and startling details, the sort to savour on a long winter evening

Daily Telegraph

The kind of big busty read that sends you back to the history books

The Sunday Times

Riveting... Stachniak has uncovered a treasure trove of rich material... The real core of Stachniak's tale is that [Catherine and Elizabeth] are women... Casts light over recent Russian history too, which is exactly ...

Jane Smiley, Globe and Mail

A wonderful novel, riven with intrigue and startling details, the sort to savour on a long winter evening

Daily Telegraph

The kind of big busty read that sends you back to the history books

The Sunday Times