The Lost Daughter by Gill Paul

The mystery and fate of the Romanovs are explored in this historical tale and may well be the first to include the perspective of the family's guards and executioners. The tale is told by one of the Romanov daughters who is wounded and somehow survives falling in love with the young man who rescues her. The other side of this mystery is sought after by the daughter of one of the guards who years later on his deathbed is racked with guilt and confesses to a crime that his daughter must decipher. The tandem story works beautifully apart and then later when the families and mystery are finally solved. The writing is lush and rich in detail about the Romanovs last days, the siege of St. Petersburg and the horrible conditions the Russian people had to endure during the war and after. While the fiction lover will appreciate the rich characters and storyline, the historian will appreciate the keen attention to detail and obvious research the author put in.