I was Anastasia.
Ariel Lohon / Keter
Russia, July 17, 1918: Anastasia Romanov, the Tsar's daughter, is led by the secret police along with her entire family to a cold, dark basement in Siberia, where they are faced with a firing squad and executed. Police agents claim that no one survived.
Germany, February 17, 1920: A young freckled woman emerges, shivering and terrified. She refuses to explain how she got into the icy water, and an examination reveals that her body is covered in scars. When she finally agrees to talk, the mysterious young woman claims to be Anastasia Romanov, the sole heiress of the late Tsar's family, who survived the murder of her family. Her claim ignites a long-running controversy in Germany, culminating in a high-profile trial.
The fascinating historical novel 'I Was Anastasia', based on true events, follows the last days of the Romanov dynasty in the days after the revolution, the decline from a life of luxury and wealth to a simple life far from home, the relationships forged with the soldiers sent to protect them, the hope of salvation and the astonishment when they realized that their fate was sealed. At the same time, it tells the story of Anna Anderson, the woman who claimed until the end of her days that she was the lost Princess Anastasia and created a mystery that was only solved years after her death.
'I Was Anastasia' became a bestseller immediately upon its publication, just like Ariel Lohon's other books, 'Code Name Helen' and 'The Frozen River.' Lohon is good at telling historical stories, full of drama and suspense, starring real women.
414 pages, 99 NIS.
