The story of the love that ended an empire In this commanding book Pulitzer Prizewinning author Robert K. Massie sweeps readers back to the extraordinary world of Imperial Russia to tell the story of the Romanovs lives Nicholass political navet Alexandras obsession with the corrupt mystic Rasputin and little Alexiss brave struggle with hemophilia. Against a lavish backdrop of luxury and intrigue Massie unfolds a powerful drama of passion and historythe story of a doomed empire and the deathmarked royals who watched it crumble. Praise for Nicholas and Alexandra A largerthanlife drama.Saturday Review A moving rich book . . . This revealing densely documented account of the last Romanovs focuses not on the great events . . . but on the royal family and their evil nemesis. . . . The tale is so bizarre no melodrama is equal to it.Newsweek A wonderfully rich tapestry the colors fresh and clear every strand sewn in with a sure hand. Mr. Massie describes those strange and terrible years with sympathy and understanding. . . . They come vividly before our eyes.The New York Times An alltoohuman picture . . . Both Nicholas and Alexandra with all their failings come truly alive as does their almost storybook romance.Newsday A magnificent and intimate picture . . . Not only the main characters but a whole era become alive and comprehensible.Harpers show more