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This is the story of a lifelong friendship between two strong women - and, despite a dangerous war that intervenes - is strengthened. There is almost nothing either will do to protect their families and each other - even though one, Eliza, is in the US most of the time and the other, Sofya, is in war-torn Russia. The era is pre- World War I.

A well-researched historical novel which gives a clear account of life in Russia under the Tsar for those affiliated or related to him - and how their lives change when all that has kept them safe has been destroyed. Through it all, Sofya, is determined to first, keep her family intact - and second, somehow to reach her friend, Eliza. At the same time, Eliza is making plans to leave her family in safe hands and find her friend.

It was not easy to put this book down for any length of time. It accounted for some very late nights! The novel is beautifully written, and although we move back and forth between Eliza, her family, and Sofya and hers, we are able to maintain the threads that connect it all.

Highly recommended. I haven’t read The Lilac Girls, which inspired this prequel - but I have it on order!


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Lost Roses A Novel Martha Hall Kelly Books Reviews

If you are a fan of historical fiction, you will like “Lost Roses” by Martha Hall Kelly. The setting is around the turn of the century just prior to World War I. The novel is placed in a number of locations, most notably New York, Paris, and Russia.

This is a slow starter, so be prepared to give the novel some time to develop. However, once the plot gets your attention, you will want to stay with it right to the end.
This is the story of three women whose lives intersect in 1914 to 1940 in New York, Paris, and Russia. . Eliza and Varinka start on the opposite sides in Russia, a cousin to the Tzar and a barely surviving pheasant. They do things they might never imagine surviving the horrors of the time. While Sofya in New York suffers in a different way from loss and exclusion. She does what she can from afar to help her friend Eliza and all who are suffering.

This is excellent historical fiction. It finds the right balance of story, fact, and education. The author’s note at the end describing what was real made everything come alive more.

It didn’t become a page turner till about 2/3 of the way through. Maybe because I haven’t read The Lilac Girls and it took longer than I would have liked to understand the relationships. The prologue and epilogue were written in Luba’s voice, Sofya’s younger sister, everything else was written from one of the women’s point of view.
“Lost Roses”, a sort of “prequel” to the bestseller, “Lilac Girls”, by Martha Hall Kelly, is a story of three women during the First World War, (specifically the Russian Revolution) set in Russia, America, and Paris. There are three alternating first-person points of view; Eliza, an American heiress, her best friend Sofya, a relation to the Tsar, and Varinka, a Russian peasant girl who has taken something precious from Sofya. I wish these character’s narratives were more easily distinguishable.

The story moves in fits and starts; sometimes enfolding slowly and sometimes jumping ahead as much as a year. Basically it deals with how these three women are related, their war time experiences, and how they will be ultimately reunited. I’m guessing that if you loved “Lilac Girls”, you’ll love this as well. A third novel in the series is in work.

Nit Cover Art I was confused by the anachronistic clothes worn by the two female figures on the cover. They are not dressed in the styles of the WWI era, which is when the majority of the novel takes place. We are admonished not to judge a book by its cover, but why be misleading?

I highly recommend “The Winter Soldier”, by Daniel Mason, for a wonderfully rich and suspenseful novel about WWI.
This is a well-researched and well-written novel that alternates among three women during the time of the Russian Revolution. Two of the characters, Sofya, an aristocrat, and Varinka, a peasant with connections to the Red Army, while at first friendly, became enmeshed in an emotional intrigue, that kept me engaged throughout the book. While it is clear that the Tsar and others were ruthless in their treatment of the common people, concerned about only their own luxuries and comforts, it is also clear that the revolutionaries were just as ruthless, killing violently and taking whatever they pleased as though they were entitled. I could not help but wonder why so many innocent blood was shed. The action in this book keeps it moving with lots of suspense, the only respite being the passages that take place in America, centering on the third main character, Eliza Ferriday, who works to send aid to the white Russians and find her friend Sofya and her son. I highly recommend this to readers of historical fiction.
This is the story of a lifelong friendship between two strong women - and, despite a dangerous war that intervenes - is strengthened. There is almost nothing either will do to protect their families and each other - even though one, Eliza, is in the US most of the time and the other, Sofya, is in war-torn Russia. The era is pre- World War I.

A well-researched historical novel which gives a clear account of life in Russia under the Tsar for those affiliated or related to him - and how their lives change when all that has kept them safe has been destroyed. Through it all, Sofya, is determined to first, keep her family intact - and second, somehow to reach her friend, Eliza. At the same time, Eliza is making plans to leave her family in safe hands and find her friend.

It was not easy to put this book down for any length of time. It accounted for some very late nights! The novel is beautifully written, and although we move back and forth between Eliza, her family, and Sofya and hers, we are able to maintain the threads that connect it all.

Highly recommended. I haven’t read The Lilac Girls, which inspired this prequel - but I have it on order!