Elizabeth cover

Elizabeth

by Hugo Mager

The marriage of Queen Victoria's enchanting granddaughter Elizabeth to Grand Duke Serge of Russia in 1884 placed her at the dazzling center of the opulent court in St. Petersburg, until the brutal assassination of her husband in 1905. Five years later, the Grand Duchess had not only abandoned the Russian court but had wedded herself to the Russian Orthodox Church and founded a convent dedicated to Christian charity. Her profound faith wrought minor miracles for Moscow's hungry and poor, but it could save neither her sister Alexandra from the mesmeric hold of the sinister Rasputin nor herself from the bloody tide of Revolution and the Bolsheviks, who in 1918 imprisoned and with remorseless cruelty executed her. - Back cover.

Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?