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The Lost Daughter
The Lost Daughter | Gill Paul
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A Russian princess. An extraordinary sacrifice. A captivating secret... From the author of The Secret Wife, a gripping journey through decades and across continents, of love, devastating loss and courage against all odds. 1918 With the country they once ruled turned against them, the future of Russia's imperial family hangs in the balance. When middle daughter Maria Romanova captivates two of the guards, it will lead to a fateful choice between right and wrong. Fifty-five years later . . . Val rushes to her father's side when she hears of his troubling end-of-life confession: 'I didn't want to kill her.' As she unravels the secrets behind her mother's disappearance when she was twelve years old, she finds herself caught up in one of the world's greatest mysteries. Readers adore the novels of Gill Paul: 'One of my favourite books of this year. Fascinating, glamorous and utterly compelling... historical fiction at its best' Tracy Rees, author of The Hourglass 'A marvellous, perfect read' The Sun 'Cleverly crafted and enthralling. A triumph' Dinah Jeffries 'A wonderful book. Loved the seamless blend of fact and fiction' Kathryn Hughes 'Compelling and full of surprises ****' The Lady 'This engrossing, heart-wrenching novel moves between the decades, combining history with fiction to portray the tragic events of the Russian Revolution' Sunday Express 'Riveting! I thoroughly enjoyed this intriguing tale of friendship and betrayal' Rosanna Ley 'With superb story-telling and a lush backdrop of period detail...a novel that is impossible to put down, abouttwo women who are impossible to forget. I loved it!' Hazel Gaynor 'I devoured Another Woman's Husband in a few days. This has bestseller written all over it' Louise Beech 'With seamless ease Gill evokes the events and characters of two eras...with great verve and a smattering of delicious fictional licence. Delightful' Liz Trenow 'Gill Paul has taken two of the twentieth century's most enigmatic women, one revered, the other reviled, and woven them into a deft story of friendship and betrayal' Kate Riordan
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KristiAhlers
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I love most books that center around the Romanovs and this “what if” story center around Maria and what could‘ve happened had she lived. To be fair this book does have its slow plodding bits but overall it was a good read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ read for me.

Birdsong28 Have you read The Secret Wife? As the tagged book is a sort of sequel to Wife 1y
KristiAhlers @Birdsong28 I have not! I shall have to rectify this! 1y
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IuliaC
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A powerful family tragedy, full of emotion and based on rich historical research, yet not a memorable novel

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BookNAround
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What if Maria, not Anastasia, was the Romanov daughter who survived. What would her life have been like? And how could she possibly be connected to an abused wife living in Australia? Paul‘s novel imagines just this scenario in a completely engrossing historical fiction. Full review at https://booknaround.blogspot.com/2019/08/review-lost-daughter-by-gill-paul.html

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BookNAround
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Y‘all, my husband made me socialize two evenings in a row. I might be done for the rest of the year! I‘m going to curl up in the couch and read, ignoring all other things in an effort to recharge.

Tamra Good plan! 5y
JenReadsAlot I want to read that! 5y
GrilledCheeseSamurai There should be a law forbidding two days in a row socializing! 🙅‍♂️ 5y
robinb 🤣🤣🤣Shame on him! 5y
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Birdsong28
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Very good. Loved the gripping nature of this book, even though I had worked out the twist early on it was still worth the journey to see if I was right. Highly recommended especially if you have read The Secret Wife as it does allude to the story but it's not necessary to have read it. Thank you #Netgalley for a proof copy even though I did mainly read my print copy.

#HeadlineReview

kaleidoscope.reader This sounds exciting! 5y
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Birdsong28
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#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

1. Going to primary school in my blue nightie for World Book day as I was Wendy in Peter Pan.
2. Older Sister (35) and Younger Brother (17)
3. Been on here since the Beta test version for Android 2.5 years ago!
4. Tagged!
5. @Ms_T @MaleficentBookDragon

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Birdsong28
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Update: I got in!!!! Can't wait!!! 🎊🎉😍😍😍😍📚📖

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Cinfhen Yay!!!!! 5y
TrishB Cool 👍🏻 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yay!!! Let me know!!!! 💗💗💗 5y
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Birdsong28
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Gonna have to read this real quick if I want to be up to date with her books if I am seeing her next Mon (4th March) 🤞🤞🤞 I am not too late to book my place tomorrow morning when the library is open in the morning.

Birdsong28 @remaxfield You should also stack the tagged book as it is her 'First' Romanov book and I think it should be read first as I am finding references to it in this book. 5y
remaxfield Thank you!! 5y
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Birdsong28
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Look who is coming to a Library near me!!! Will have to check this out!!!!

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Oh fun!!!! I hope you enjoy yourself!! 💗💗💗 Btw I‘m jealous 😉 (edited) 5y
Birdsong28 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I will be giving the library a ring on Monday!! 📚📖 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Birdsong28 yay!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 5y
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LittleMummyMe
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This is a great book. I loved it.
I loved that one of the characters is Australian🇦🇺

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Birdsong28
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Love #Waterstones pre ordering as I have got this a week early 🎉🎊📚📖

Cathythoughts I have it on kindle ( thanks to you ) sounds good 👍🏻. Waterstones are so fast for getting in my orders too 6y
Birdsong28 @Cathythoughts I have also got it on Kindle as it was only 99p and I absolutely love Gill Paul have got most of her books on both Kindle and Print. I also get on Kindle so if I want in the future I get the audiobooks cheap 😀📚 6y
Cathythoughts Thankyou ! I‘m interested to try her now. What is the best one to start with .... ? 6y
Birdsong28 @Cathythoughts It depends on what you are interested in Women and Children first is about the Titanic, No Place for a Lady is a love story set in The Crimea War (not normally my thing but it was really good), The Affair is set on the film set of Cleopatra (Elizabeth Taylor), Another Woman's Husband about Wallis Simpson and Diana Princess of Wales and The Secret Wife is set in the same time in Russia as the lost daughter. 😀📚📖 6y
Cathythoughts Ah you are very good ! Thankyou. They all sound good. I‘ll just start with the one I have then & get a flavor...& I‘ll save your comments for future reference 👍🏻❤️ 6y
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Birdsong28
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In the Autumn sale on UK Amazon and only released today on Kindle. What a bargain!!!! Have #purchased this even though I have the print copy on pre-order on #Waterstones 📚📖

Cathythoughts Thankyou ! Just purchased 👍🏻❤️ 6y
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LittleMummyMe
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The wait is over!!!!

LittleMummyMe It's such a shame I can't sit and read all day... 6y
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LittleMummyMe
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I'm eagerly awaiting the release of this book.
I'd love not to read alone.
I have created a goodreads group here;
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/689083-the-lost-daughter-by-gill-paul

If you'd like to join, read along and discuss.
Release date is October 18th.

#gillpaulauthor #thelostdaughter #goodreads #romanov

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laurieluna
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I thought I'd had a bad reading month this month but looking back I finished 7 books and reviewed a picture book via #netgalley so not too bad!
Favourites were Despised and Rejected and The Lost Daughter 😍

sudi 👏👏 6y
Cathythoughts Well done !! ❤️ 6y
laurieluna @sudi @Cathythoughts thank you both 😄 x 6y
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laurieluna
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Wow. Give me more Gill Paul please. I could not put this down, amazing! A gripping take on the Romanov story, this one from the aspect of Maria. This had me laughing, crying and kept me guessing. So many mysteries and even one that wasn't fully resolved, which I think was the authors intention. 5🌟#netgalley

rubyslippersreads Looking forward to this one! 6y
laurieluna There's quite a few called The Lost Daughter, so thought I'd tag you in my review of the one I mean! @TrishB 5y
TrishB Thanks ! Stacked 😘 5y
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laurieluna
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Enjoying this arc from #netgalley immensely. I've always been interested in the lives of the Romanovs and their tragic end. Gill Paul is handling it beautifully in this work of fiction. I shall certainly be looking up more after I have finished. I will say though, trigger warnings for rape and DV if you do wish to read it. Those bits caught me unawares 😔

Birdsong28 I think this must be a follow up to The Secret Wife as it's the same subject matter. Glad you're enjoying it. 6y
Slajaunie The story of Anna Anderson caught my attention when I was about 13. I have been obsessed with this family ever since. Of course I love history anyway. (edited) 6y
laurieluna @Birdsong28 I will definitely pick that up then as I am enjoying this! Not one for romances but the history in this is great. Thats also why I love Outlander so much. 6y
laurieluna @Slajaunie I've had the tagged book on my tbr pile for ages, definitely think I will read it after this. 6y
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laurieluna
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Next up from #netgalley on my review tbr! I quite like the fact these are on Kindle, I can read them anywhere. I always like to have a book on the go on my kindle and I now have at least 6 to work my way through. I've also been selected for auto approval for all books by the publisher of my previous review book! 😄 Loving netgalley!

Birdsong28 Just requested this. Have you read any others of hers? I would I love her books. Also been requesting a couple of others, just a few 😂😂😂 📚📖 6y
laurieluna @Birdsong28 yeah I keep sneaking on for a look...my pile is growing! 🙈 got declined for why mummy swears a couple of days ago which was a bummer, then received an email saying they were instantly approving the next 100 requesters, and you can't put another request in 😔 that was annoying. 6y
laurieluna @Birdsong28 I haven't read anything else by her yet but looking on goodreads theres a good back catalogue! Will see how I find this 😊 z 6y
Birdsong28 I have read all her fiction up to date my favourite was The Affair. Thats a shame about Why Mummy Swears 😢. 📚📖 6y
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Birdsong28
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Look what is on #netgalley @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks !!! 📚📖

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yay!!!! 💜💜💜💞 6y
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