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Robert Alexander

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Robert Alexander is the author of the bestselling novels Rasputin's Daughter, The Kitchen Boy, and the forthcoming The Romanov Bride. He has spent over thirty years traveling to Russia, where he has studied and also worked for the U.S. government. He speaks frequently to book clubs, and the schedule for his live video webcasts can be found at his website: http://www.robertalexanderbooks.com ...more

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Average rating: 3.8 · 22,778 ratings · 2,690 reviews · 132 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar 3.92 avg rating — 15,776 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rasputin's Daughter 3.48 avg rating — 3,815 ratings — published 2006 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Romanov Bride 3.57 avg rating — 2,536 ratings — published 2008 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deadfall in Berlin 3.75 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Dad Came Back As My Dog 3.41 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heaven and Hell (On Earth): A Divine Comedy by Robert Alexander (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Melanie Marnich (Contributor), Jane Martin (Contributor) 3.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gospel-Centered Life at Work Participant's Guide 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Anarchists in the Spanish Civil War Volume 2 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Robert Alexander (Goodreads Author)

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“You see, my love. As you've always said, after the rain-"
Sun."
After the darkness-"
Light."
And after the illness-"
Health."
Exactly," said the Tsar. "We mustn't give up faith.”
― Robert Alexander, The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar

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“On the other hand, he was compassionate because he knew pain, real pain, and real suffering too. Yet even in those bouts when it looked for sure as if he would die, he was never given morphine, not even as his screams of pain rattled the palace windows. That poor child had traveled to the bottom of life and back again, and naturally that had had a profound effect on him.”
― Robert Alexander, The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar

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“Although we suffer horribly still there is peace in our souls”
― Robert Alexander, The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar

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Which book would you like to read for our August 15 - September 15 European Royalty group read?

Here be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman

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When Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay Penman

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The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar by Robert Alexander

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The Conqueror by Georgette Heyer

2 votes, 4.2%

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