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Ellen Alpsten was born and raised in the Kenyan highlands. Upon graduating from the l'Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, she worked as a news-anchor for Bloomberg TV London. While working gruesome night shifts on breakfast TV, she started to write in earnest, every day, after work, a nap and a run. Today, Ellen works as an author and as a journalist for international publications such as Vogue, Standpoint, and CN Traveller. She lives in London with her husband, three sons, and a moody fox red Labrador. Tsarina is her debut novel. ...more

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	Tsarina 3.89 avg rating — 5,655 ratings — published 2002 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tsarina's Daughter 3.92 avg rating — 1,739 ratings — published 2021 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sommernachtszauber 3.36 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Heute trägt der Himmel Seide 3.67 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eine Liebe in Paris (Rebella, #3) 3.28 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Colours of Africa 3.44 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ilgesio upė by Ellen Alpsten (Goodreads Author), Danutė Šaduikienė (Translator) 3.23 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Raudonosios saulės seserys by Ellen Alpsten (Goodreads Author), Danutė Šaduikienė (Translator) 3.30 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vincelot und der Feuerdrache 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Who only sees what is shown to him, and only hears what is said, misses out on the truth”
― Ellen Alpsten, The Tsarina's Daughter

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“Oh, Marta. As harsh as this sounds, only you can rid yourself of this sadness.” She was right: no one except the person in whom the birds of sorrow settle can ever drive them out.”
― Ellen Alpsten, Tsarina

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“Russia's enemies are our own hesitation, our laziness, inefficiency and dishonesty.”
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