The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780142003817)

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient), directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky (The Counterfeiters)

Drawing from decades of work, travel, and research in Russia, Robert Alexander re-creates the tragic, perennially fascinating story of the final days of Nicholas and Alexandra Romanov as seen through the eyes of their young kitchen boy, Leonka. Now an ancient Russian immigrant, Leonka claims to be the last living witness to the Romanovs' brutal murders and sets down the dark secrets of his past with the imperial family. Does he hold the key to the many questions surrounding the family's murder? Historically vivid and compelling, The Kitchen Boy is also a touching portrait of a loving family that was in many ways similar, yet so different, from any other.

"Ingenious...Keeps readers guessing through the final pages." --USA Today

Author: Robert Alexander
ISBN-10: 0142003816
ISBN-13: 9780142003817
Publisher: Penguin Books
Language: English
Published: 01/27/2004
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.37lbs
Size: 7.78h x 5.07w x 0.47d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.1
Point Value: 13
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 104091 / Kitchen Boy

Award: Iowa High School Book Award - Nominee