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03670aim a22004455a 4500 001 DED58B46550C11E9884C074097128E48 003 SILO 005 20190402010148 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 190125s2019 xxunnn es f n eng d 020 $a 006290938X (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 020 $a 9780062909381 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 028 42 $a MWT12196705 040 $a Midwest $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Edwards-Jones, Imogen, $e author. 245 14 $a The witches of St. Petersburg : $b a novel $h [electronic resource] / $c Imogen Edwards-Jones. 250 $a Unabridged. 264 1 $a [United States] : $b HarperAudio, $c 2019. 300 $a 1 online resource (1 audio file (15hr., 01 min.)) : $b digital. 506 $a Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 0 $a Read by Kathleen Gati. 520 $a Inspired by real characters, this transporting historical fiction debut spins the fascinating story of two princesses in the Romanov court who practiced black magic, befriended the Tsarina, and invited Rasputin into their lives-forever changing the course of Russian history. As daughters of the impoverished King of Montenegro, Militza and Stana must fulfill their duty to their father and leave their beloved home for St. Petersburg to be married into senior positions in the Romanov court. For their new alliances to the Russian nobility will help secure the future of the sisters' native country. Immediately, Militza and Stana feel like outcasts as the aristocracy shuns them for their provincial ways and for dabbling in the occult. Undeterred, the sisters become resolved to make their mark by falling in with the lonely, depressed Tsarina Alexandra, who-as an Anglo-German-is also an outsider and is not fully accepted by members of the court. After numerous failed attempts to precipitate the birth of a son and heir, the Tsarina is desperate and decides to place her faith in the sisters' expertise with black magic. Promising the Tsarina that they will be able to secure an heir for the Russian dynasty, Militza and Stana hold saÌnces and experiment with rituals and spells. Gurus, clairvoyants, holy fools, and charlatans all try their luck. The closer they become to the Tsarina and the royal family, the more their status-and power-is elevated. But when the sisters invoke a spiritual shaman, who goes by the name of Rasputin, the die is cast. For they have not only irrevocably sealed their own fates-but also that of Russia itself. Brimming with black magic, sex and intrigue, The Witches of St. Petersburg is an exquisite historical fiction debut novel filled with lush historical details from the Romanov era. 538 $a Mode of access: World Wide Web. 600 00 $a Milica PetrovicÌ-NjegosÌ of Montenegro, $c Princess $v Fiction. 600 00 $a Anastasia PetrovicÌ-NjegosÌ of Montenegro, $c Princess $v Fiction. 600 00 $a Alexandra, $c Empress, consort of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, $d 1872-1918 $v Fiction. 600 10 $a Rasputin, GrigoriiÌ Efimovich, $d 1869-1916 $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Sisters $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Princesses $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Russia $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Russia $x History $y 1801-1917 $v Fiction. 700 1 $a Gati, Kathleen, $d 1967- $e narrator. 710 2 $a hoopla digital. 856 40 $u https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12196705 $z Instantly available on hoopla. 856 42 $z Cover image $u https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/hpc_9780062909381_180.jpeg 941 $a 1 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20190402012000.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=DED58B46550C11E9884C074097128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search