Blog tour: Tsarina
Welcome to the blog tour for Tsarina , Ellen Alpsten ’s exciting debut novel, published by Bloomsbury. Shining the spotlight on one of history lesser known empresses, the storytelling in this book is amazing and I am happy to be able to take you behind the scenes through a Q&A with the author herself. Hi Ellen! First of all, I would like to congratulate you on the publication of Tsarina ! A: Thanks so much, dear Silvia – so kind! I am incredibly excited about this launch and delighted with all the interest ‘ Tsarina’ gets. I hope that no-one who reads her story shall ever forget her again, and that the book offers readers something on every level, touching them deeply. Can you please briefly tell us what it is about? A: ' Tsarina' - my UK/US debut novel – tells for the first time ever the extraordinary story of Catherine I. of Russia – NOT Catherine the Great – who rose from serf to Empress, while the nation morphed from backward nation to the begin...