{"product_id":"one-hundred-years-of-exile-a-romanovs-search-for-her-fathers-russia-paperback","title":"One Hundred Years of Exile: A Romanov's Search for Her Father's Russia - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTania Romanov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003evividly intense\u003c\/strong\u003e and personal saga.... It \u003cstrong\u003estirred such powerful emotions\u003c\/strong\u003e...\"\u003cbr\u003e --Marina Romanov, grandniece of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Years of Exile: A Romanov's Search for Her Father's Russia\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of \u003cstrong\u003eone woman's journey through 100 years of history to find peace with her father.\u003c\/strong\u003e Tania Romanov Amochaev and her father were both exiled from their homelands as infants; both knew life in refugee camps. Their shared fate does not lead to mutual understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe family's immigration to San Francisco heralded a promising new future--but while Tania just wanted to be an American, her father could not trust that this was his final asylum. His fears and his resistance to assimilation leave Tania with deep resentment toward him and her Russian heritage. Decades later, his unexpected death exposes Tania's open wounds and a host of unanswered questions about her father and his story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA serendipitous meeting\u003c\/strong\u003e with a last surviving member of the Russian royal family, followed by \u003cstrong\u003ea baffling error\u003c\/strong\u003e that miraculously connects her with unknown relatives, catapults Tania on \u003cstrong\u003ea quest for answers\u003c\/strong\u003e in her father's homeland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTania's story proves inseparable from Russia's, featuring Cossacks who fled revolution, a family who survived Stalin, and a family of royal exiles, culminating in a meeting between princess and peasant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Years of Exile\u003c\/em\u003e is a moving story of how revisiting the past can bring not only forgiveness and redemption, but something far more powerful as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Romanov has situated her absorbing story exactly at the intersection of history and memoir. It's \u003cstrong\u003ea wonderful read\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Tamim Ansary, author of \u003cem\u003eDestiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTania Romanov Amochaev is the author of \u003ci\u003eMother Tongue: A Saga of Three Generations of Balkan Women\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNever a Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of travel essays. She has won Solas Awards for her stories, and her work has been featured in multiple travel anthologies, including the Best Travel Writing series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Born in the former Yugoslavia, Tania fled the country and spent her childhood in a refugee camp in Trieste, Italy, before immigrating to the United States. Tania attended San Francisco public schools, and grew up in the city's Russian community. After graduating from the University of California at Berkeley, Tania forged a successful business career in high tech, serving as CEO of three companies. She also earned an MS in Management from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and received an honorary PhD from Saint Catherine University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tania lives in San Francisco and Sonoma County.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759995814176,"sku":"9781609521950","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5aca9f205386323bdd86ad5bc9e84502.webp?v=1780168390","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/one-hundred-years-of-exile-a-romanovs-search-for-her-fathers-russia-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}