Lost Roses

Following the million-copy bestseller Lilac Girls comes Lost Roses, which once again celebrates the unbreakable bonds of women’s friendship during the darkest days of history\nIt is 1914, and New York socialite Eliza Ferriday is thrilled to be traveling to St. Petersburg with Sofya Streshnayva, a cousin of the Romanov's. The two met years ago one summer in Paris and now Eliza is embarking on the trip of a lifetime, to see the splendors of Russia. But when Austria declares war on Serbia and Russia's Imperial dynasty begins to fall, Eliza escapes back to America, while Sofya and her family flee to their country estate. In need of domestic help, they hire the local fortuneteller's daughter, Varinka, unknowingly bringing intense danger into their household. On the other side of the Atlantic, Eliza is doing her part to help the White Russian families find safety as they escape the revolution. But when Sofya's letters suddenly stop coming she fears the worst for her best friend.\nFrom the turbulent streets of St. Petersburg and aristocratic countryside estates, to the avenues of Paris where a society of fallen Russian emigre's live, to the mansions of Long Island, the lives of Eliza, Sofya, and Varinka will intersect in profound and terrifying ways, taking readers on a breathtaking ride through a momentous time in history.