02755cam a2200385 4500 606459686 TxAuBib 20200601120000.0 181105s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018051674 9781524796372 trade 1524796379 trade LBSOR/DLC eng LBSOR DLC ICrlF TxAuBib Kelly, Martha Hall. Lost roses : a novel / Martha Hall Kelly. 1st ed. New York : Ballantine Books, [2019] 432 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Lilac Girls Series ; 2 If you loved that one, you will love this one. If you haven’t read either and you adore Europe, history, war and strong females with beloved friendships that are threatened because of harsh and challenging times, both these stories deliver. ell done, Hall Kelly. I look forward to the prequel to the prequel that you are working on next!. The runaway bestseller Lilac Girls introduced the real-life heroine Caroline Ferriday. This sweeping new novel, set a generation earlier and also inspired by true events, features Caroline's mother, Eliza, and follows three equally indomitable women from St. Petersburg to Paris under the shadow of World War I. Booklist starred, February 2019. Kirkus Review, January 2019. Booklist starred. Kirkus Review. "It is 1914 and the world has been on the brink of war so many times, many New Yorkers treat the subject with only passing interest. Eliza Ferriday is thrilled to be traveling to St. Petersburg with Sofya Streshnayva, a cousin of the Romanovs. The two met years ago one summer in Paris and became close confidantes. Now Eliza embarks on the trip of alifetime, home with Sofya to see the splendors of Russia. But when Austria declares war on Serbia and Russia'sImperial dynasty begins to fall, Eliza escapes back to America, while Sofya and her family flee to their country estate. In need of domestic help, they hire the local fortuneteller's daughter, Varinka, unknowingly bringing intense danger into their household. On the other side of the Atlantic, Eliza is doing her part to help the White Russian families find safety as they escape the revolution. But when Sofya's letters suddenly stop coming she fears the worst for her best friend"--Provided by publisher. Adult Follett Library Resources. Adult. 20200601. Female friendship Fiction. World War, 1914-1918 Fiction. Historical fiction. Lilac Girls Series ; 2. TXNAV