The Masters
By Christopher Nicole
Russia, 1894. A nation on the brink of war… When Anna Cromb sailed into Port Arthur with her son Duncan she meets Princess Jennie and her many children, Peter, Georgei, Catherine, Sophie and young Patricia. Georgei takes Duncan into the city to lose his virginity. Duncan and Patricia grow even closer. The Japanese warships take over Port Arthur. Jennie is killed by the Japanese as they race back to their home, Georgei dies in a battle at the brothel and Duncan is arrested when he shoots two men to save a prostitute. Patricia gets involved with a revolutionary group, and is arrested, beaten and raped before escaping with the terrorists. When Duncan learns of her disappearance, he is furious and sets out to find her and marry her. Meanwhile, Anna has many choices of her own to make, especially when it looks like she is headed back to Port Arthur… ‘The Masters’ is the next thrilling instalment of The Russian Saga series; a four-book fictional history of a Russian family, covering the century from 1853-1953.