Ekaterinburg

Stunning, chilling and poignant, this is how history books should be written. * Alison Weir *
That perfect but rare blend of history, sense of place, human tragedy, drama and atmosphere – Susan Hill
Helen Rappaport brilliantly assembles the intricacies of the story in untroubling prose with some colourful re-imaginings to make this account utterly compelling. * Daily Telegraph *
To coincide with the anniversary (of the death’s of the Romanovs), their last wretched days have been chronicled in an explosive new book. Using previously overlooked documents and witness accounts, it tells the story of the family’s final moments in unprecedented detail. * Daily Mail *
A deeply touching anniversary tribute * Independent on Sunday *
An effective and engaging synthesis … With skill and imagination [Rappaport] juxtaposes the escalating chaos outside with the day-to-day tedium of the prisoners … The result is an intriguing personal angle… * Sunday Times *
To coincide with the anniversary (of the death’s of the Romanovs), their last wretched days have been chronicled in an explosive new book. Using previously overlooked documents and witness accounts, it tells the story of the family’s final moments in unprecedented detail * Daily Mail *
Skilfully weaves together the grimly repetitive routine of the doomed family with the high drama engulfing the killers … Freshly compelling * New Statesman *
Rappaport has succeeded in capturing a frenetic, terrifying period of modern history and showing how a brutal, but human, man and his family became victims of the pent-up fury of the people he had systematically ground underfoot * Sunday Tribune (Ireland) *
Well researched … Helen Rappenport successfully evokes the claustrophobic atmosphere within the house * Saturday Telegraph *

Helen Rappaport is an historian and Russianist with a specialism in the Victorians and revolutionary Russia. Her books include Ekaterinburg- The Last Days of the Romanovs, No Place for Ladies- The Untold Story of Women in the Crimean War, and Magnificent Obsession- Victoria, Albert and the death that changed the monarchy, as well as Beautiful For Ever- Madame Rachel of Bond Street - Cosmetician, Con-Artist and Blackmailer. She lives in West Dorset.

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