The Tsarina's Daughter

  About the Author

  Ellen Alpsten was born and raised in the Kenyan highlands, before attending L’Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris. Whilst studying for her msc in PPE she won the Grande Ecole short-story competition with her novella Meeting Mr. Gandhi and was encouraged to continue writing. Upon graduating, she worked as a producer and presenter for Bloomberg TV in London. She contributes to international publications such as Vogue, Standpoint and Conde Nast Traveller. Tsarina’s Daughter is the second novel of her trilogy on the Romanovs. She lives in London with her husband and three children.

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  First published in Great Britain 2021

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