A book set in three moments of the 20th century; one before 1917, another around that year and a third, years later, until 1981. Georgi is a young man from a Russian village. The passing of a nobleman, a relative of the Tsar, is a source of interest in the village. Unexpectedly, a young man pulls out a pistol with the intention of shooting Duke Nicholas. Georgi, on impulse, stands protecting the nobleman with his body. This event changes his life; he is taken to the palace and is put in charge of taking care of the only male member of Nicholas II's family. The character of the Tsarina, the role played by Rasputin in the court, the development of the First World War, the first revolution, the falling in love with Anastasia, daughter of the Tsar and Georgi... Over the years, he lives in London and takes care of his wife Zoya. The grief for the loss of his daughter Arina, is one of the aspects that are treated in the story.
He describes well the years at the Russian court, especially the last two. The ending is like a mosaic that makes sense when the final piece is placed and the whole makes full sense. It is a book written with ability to conjugate diverse planes, in characters and times. Entertaining and interesting, because the suspense of the story is almost permanent. It is preferable to describe it as a novel, because although it has a good historical setting, its content is more typical of the novel genre than of a historical novel.