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A Russian princess. An extraordinary sacrifice. A captivating secret...

From the number one best-selling author of The Secret Wife, The Lost Daughter is a sweeping, moving story of the tenacity of love and the power of forgiveness. Spectacular, enthralling and romantic, Gill Paul's latest novel will stay with you forever.

1918. With the country they once ruled turned against them, the future of the Romanov family hangs in the balance. When middle daughter Maria captures the attention of two of the guards, it will lead to the ultimate choice between right and wrong....

Fifty-five years later...

Val rushes to her father's side when she hears of his troubling end-of-life confession: 'I didn't want to kill her'. As she unravels the secrets behind her mother's disappearance when she was 12 years old, she finds herself caught up in one of the world's greatest mysteries.

©2018 Gill Paul (P)2018 Headline Publishing Group Ltd Historical Fiction Fiction Russia

Critic reviews

"One of my favourite books of this year. Fascinating, glamorous and utterly compelling...historical fiction at its best." (Tracy Rees, author of The Hourglass)

"A marvellous, perfect read." (The Sun)

"This engrossing, heart-wrenching novel moves between the decades, combining history with fiction to portray the tragic events of the Russian Revolution." (Sunday Express)
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Excellent narrator. Loved the book. History of Romanov family very good. Past and present storylines read well.

Mesmerising.

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Extraordinary fact based fiction. Another fantastic read from Gill Paul. I highly recommend it to any reader.

She’s done it again

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What a believable and wonderful story of ups and downs. Highly recommend this book. Fabulous

Thoroughly enjoyed

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I will first of say, I have loved all Gill Pauls books. I love the fact that she bases the plot on facts. However, I found this story was spoilt by the narrator using the wrong accents for Russian people. When I first started listening I thought the first soldier was from Liverpool with his scouse accent. But then some one else came along with an Irish accent then a Yorkshire accent. It just didn’t sound right. The overall story was great and did keep me on tender hooks wondering how things were going to turn out.
As previously Gill will use two story lines of past and present and bring them together at the end. This one I did feel was a bit far fetched and spoilt the ending. I still love her books though and will be the first the listen to her next one.

Not her best

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The mix of historical facts and possible stories about human lives is fabulous.
Couldn’t stop listening.

I love her stories

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