The Winter Palace (A novel of the young Catherine the Great), Paperback/Eva Stachniak

When Vavara, a young Polish orphan, arrives at the glittering, dangerous court of the Empress Elizabeth in St Petersburg, she is schooled in skills ranging from lock-picking to love-making, learning above all else to stay silent - and listen. Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd Author(s): Eva Stachniak Number of pages: 512 Publication date: 2012 Dimensions: 163 x 199 x 33 Cover type: Paperback / softback