{"product_id":"lost-roses-9781984886217","title":"Lost Roses","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - The million-copy bestseller \u003ci\u003eLilac Girls \u003c\/i\u003eintroduced the real-life heroine Caroline Ferriday. Now \u003ci\u003eLost Roses\u003c\/i\u003e, set a generation earlier and also inspired by true events, features Caroline's mother, Eliza, and follows three equally indomitable women from St. Petersburg to Paris under the shadow of World War I.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Not only a brilliant historical tale, but a love song to all the ways our friendships carry us through the worst of times.\"\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eLisa Wingate, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e#1\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBefore We Were Yours\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It is 1914, and the world has been on the brink of war so often, \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003emany New Yorkers treat the subject with only passing interest. Eliza Ferriday is thrilled to be traveling to St. Petersburg with Sofya Streshnayva, a cousin of the Romanovs. The two met years ago one summer in Paris and became close confidantes. Now Eliza embarks on the trip of a lifetime, home with Sofya to see the splendors of Russia: the church with the interior covered in jeweled mosaics, the Rembrandts at the tsar's Winter Palace, the famous ballet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 fortune-teller's daughter, Varinka, unknowingly bringing intense danger into their household. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the turbulent streets of St. Petersburg and aristocratic countryside estates to the avenues of Paris where a society of fallen Russian émigrés live to the mansions of Long Island, the lives of Eliza, Sofya, and Varinka will intersect in profound ways. In her newest powerful tale told through female-driven perspectives, Martha Hall Kelly celebrates the unbreakable bonds of women's friendship, especially during the darkest days of history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartha Hall Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLilac Girls\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Connecticut, where she spends her days filling legal pads with stories and reading World War II books. \u003ci\u003eLost Roses \u003c\/i\u003eis her second novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Large Print Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525243932946,"sku":"9781984886217","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ba7a4d96-e861-4817-a2ac-d443d072478f.jpg?v=1768913518","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lost-roses-9781984886217","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}