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Author Rose, M. J., 1953- author.

Title The last tiara : a novel / M. J. Rose.

Publication Info. [Saint Augustine, Florida] : Blue Box Press, 2021.

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 SPANISH RIVER Fiction  Rose, M  AVAILABLE
 DOWNTOWN Fiction  Rose, M  AVAILABLE
Description 299 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
Summary "Sophia Moon had always been reticent about her life in Russia and when she dies, suspiciously, on a wintry New York evening, Isobelle despairs that her mother's secrets have died with her. But while renovating the apartment they shared, Isobelle discovers something among her mother's effects - a stunning silver tiara, stripped of its jewels.Isobelle's research into the tiara's provenance draws her closer to her mother's past - including the story of what became of her father back in Russia, a man she has never known. The facts elude her until she meets a young jeweler, who wants to help her but is conflicted by his loyalty to the Midas Society, a covert international organization whose mission is to return lost and stolen antiques, jewels, and artwork to their original owners.Told in alternating points of view, the stories of the two young women unfurl as each struggles to find their way during two separate wars. In 1915, young Sofiya Petrovitch, favorite of the royal household and best friend of Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna, tends to wounded soldiers in a makeshift hospital within the grounds of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg and finds the love of her life. In 1948 New York, Isobelle Moon works to break through the rampant sexism of the age as one of very few women working in a male-dominated profession and discovers far more about love and family than she ever hoped for.--Publisher's description.
Subject Women architects -- Fiction.
Tiaras -- Fiction.
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction.
Russia -- History -- Nicholas II, 1894-1917 -- Fiction.
Romanov, House of -- Fiction.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction.
Romanov, House of. (OCoLC)fst00214656
New York (State) -- New York -- Manhattan. (OCoLC)fst01312688
Russia. (OCoLC)fst01207312
1894-1917
Genre Fiction.
Historical fiction.
History.
Historical fiction.
ISBN 9781952457173 (hardcover)
1952457173 (hardcover)