The Last Tsarina

The ill-fated story of Alexandra Feodorovna, granddaughter of Queen Victoria and the last Tsarina of Russia. From the bestselling author of The Queen’s Midwife .

When Princess Alix of Hesse meets “Nicky” , the Tsarevich of Russia , it is love at first sight. But their romance is destined to end in tragedy. Nicholas and Alexandra are a devoted couple. But the Tsar’s people do not share his admiration for their new Tsarina. Alexandra’s attempts to win their approval are a failure. Events conspire against the Tsar and Tsarina. A deadly catastrophe during their coronation marks Alexandra as a bad omen. Disapproval deepens as she repeatedly fails to produce a male heir. Hope is renewed with the birth of a son, Alexei . But the family curse of haemophilia casts its cruel shadow. Alexandra is convinced that only Rasputin , a spellbinding Serbian peasant, can help her. As Russia marches towards a new destiny, the clock ticks down for her Imperial Family.