News & Reviews

Review in NRC Handelsblad

As I wrote here, The Tsarina’s Lost Treasure came out in the Netherlands in November. It has a different title and a different cover, but it’s the same fascinating story. And the Dutch are loving it. Most recently, the book received a four-star review in NRC Handelsblad, a prominent Dutch newspaper. “The Sunken Art Treasures of the ‘Lady Mary’ by Gerald Easter and Mara Vorhees is a book to feast on.” Read more in “The Tragic Fate of a Masterpiece” in NRC Handesblad...

Opnamedatum: 2009-10-29

Dynamic Book Nerd’s Review of Tsarina

In her review of the Tsarina’s Lost Treasure, the Dynamic Book Nerd writes that she “could not put this book down…. The authors did an incredible job setting up the importance of the treasure and then exploring the various power dynamics that determined what happened to it. Definitely going to be shoving this book into the hands of multiple people.” Read the Dynamic Book Nerd’s review of Tsarina…

Dynamic Book Nerd Reviews Tsarina

Madame Gilflurt’s Excerpt from The Tsarina’s Lost Treasure

We have noted the popular fascination with Catherine the Great. While the Russian Empress may be among the trendier rulers from this period, historian Catherine Curzon points out that the Georgian era (1914-1837) was rife with “unique, eccentric and flamboyant monarchs.” And this is what she explores in her quirky website, Madame Gilflurt’s Guide to Life, a blog about all things Georgian. This week, the site features an excerpt from The Tsarina’s Lost Treasure. Read about Catherine as a protector and promoter of the arts, who oversees theatrical productions, debates philosophy, and amasses an art collection to rival any in Europe. Click through to read Madame Gilflurt’s excerpt from The Tsarina’s Lost Treasure…

The Small Hermitage, built by Catherine the Great to display her art collection, now part of the State Hermitage Museum.

Review on Shelf Awareness

The Tsarina’s Lost Treasure reads almost like a fiction as Easter and Vorhees explore the lives of the many figures involved in the historical shipwreck, as well as the modern oligarchs and academics battling in the courts for the right to the treasure. Readers of historical fiction, true crime or history books are all sure to enjoy The Tsarina’s Lost Treasure.” Read the full review on Shelf Awareness…