The Secret Countess
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By Eva Ibbotson
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Anna, a young countess, has lived in the glittering city of St Petersburg all her life in an ice-blue palace overlooking the River Neva. But when revolution tears Russia apart, her now-penniless family is forced to flee to England. Armed with an out-of-date book on housekeeping, Anna determines to become a housemaid and she finds work at the Earl of Westerholme’s crumbling but magnificent mansion. The staff and the family are sure there is something not quite right about their new maid — but she soon wins them over with her warmth and dedication. Then the young Earl returns home from the war — and Anna falls hopelessly in love. But they can never be together: Rupert is engaged to the snobbish and awful Muriel — and anyway, Anna is only a servant. Or so everybody thinks …
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absolutely brilliant!
This is a historical fiction book that is well-worth reading. There is a wide range of characters for you to both like and dislike. The main character, Anna, is a heroine that you can really get behind and support.
I loved the book so much.
It taught me that sometimes you have to hide your identity to keep you safe.
It was fiction and I liked the secret countess,Anna Grazinky.
I would recommend it to my eldest sister.
Good book set in the time of 1919. About a Russian girl called Anna, who is secretly a countess, even though she is trying to hide her identity from the earl she falls in love with...
I really enjoyed this book and I think it is really emotional, but the end is great!
this book is definitely for older readers in to history I really enjoyed it and hope you will to
