Mary Morrissy - The Pretender
Vintage
Mary Morrissy’s delightfully subtle new novel tells
the story of Franziska Schanzkowska, the Polish peasant who, after two
years of incarceration in a Berlin asylum, claims to be Anastasia, the
fourth and only surviving daughter of the Tsar of Russia.
This is a joyous, poignant and thought-provoking read. Amid much contemporary
dross it is good to have such a gem.
Review by Desmond Traynor, Books Ireland.
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