The House of Special Purpose

Posted on 06 January 2017 by Colin Falconer

For years no one knew what happened to Czar Nicholas and his family after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 It was decades before the whole truth came out.The deadly account of what happened to them in Ekatinerberg, in the House of Special Purpose draws on eyewitness accounts and is told from the point of view of Anastasia, the Czar s youngest daughter The facts are so ghastly and so farcical they defy belief.The story brings to vivid life the events of the last months of the Romanovs and is the prequel to Colin Falconer s best selling novel Anastasia How was it possible for any of the children to have survived You won t believe the answer except that it s all true. Read The House of Special Purpose By Colin Falconer – kino-fada.fr Find the enhanced version of this and other reviews at is a line in historic fiction It is either a fictional account of the truth or a fantastic romp featuring characters who happen to have actually existed I favor the former and in general don t have a lot of appreciation for the latter Colin Falconer s novella might entertain those unfamiliar with the f...I wanted to like this story it had all the elements that would have made it perfect for me The last days of the Russian empire are my favourite time in history But that may have been the problemI have read too much to enjoy this for what it is And maybe it s well researched, but very few of tje facts line up with the other reading I have done on the period and that annoyed me On the whole, I was glad it was a Kindle freebie, I would have been muchdisappointed had I paid actua...Mercifully short, an hour or two that I will never get backI received a free advance e copy of this book from the author and have chosen of my own free will to post a review This is a novella about the Romanovs in Russia during their last days This is a piece of historical fiction that leaves a lingering question did the young princess, Anastasia, live or was she assassinated with the rest of her family This is a well written novella with a well developed plot Another keeper by Colin Falc...I read and reviewed this book at an earlier time I LOST the review, but Goodreads will not allow me to rate the book again I gave it four or five stars My review was positive because Colin Falconer is an excellent author of historical fiction His writing mechanics were excellent I recommended this book It is about the last Romanov family in Russian history The family was housed in a Russian retreat before they were executed Czar Nicholas was especially happy at the retreat where he indul I read and reviewed this book at an earlier time I LOST the review, but Goodreads will not allow me to rate the book again I gave it four or five stars My review was positive because Colin Falconer is an excellent author of historical fiction His writing mechanics were excellent I recomm...This is a short novella about the Romanov s last place of imprisonment This story tells of the family s last days and the confinement and ridicule they suffered I have always been interested in their plight and readily read what I can of their story They were a family that loved each other very much, I believe they lived how they were raised and didn t understand the plight of the Russian people This is a well researched bit of history A must read of anyone interested in the Russian revolut This is a short novella about the Romanov s last place of impri...Less of a novel andof a general overview of the last months of the Russian czar and his family, this book is an interesting inside look at what happened to the Romanovs based on contemporary accounts A quick read, though I would have liked to have some kind of attribution to the quotes at th...Shorty story prequel to Anastasia Story begins where the entire family along with the maid, nurse maid, butler and family physician are taken into custody, become prisoners until the day of their execution Even the family dog was killed poor thingA fairly believable fictional account of the fall of the Romanov family I particularly like the examination of the relations between the family and the guards and the acts of kindness among the brutality.Short, but not great with factual errors.

English
06 January 2017

Colin Falconer