I Was Anastasia

Ariel Lawhon

**In an enthralling new feat of historical suspense, Ariel Lawhon unravels the extraordinary twists and turns in Anna Anderson's fifty-year battle to be recognized as Anastasia Romanov. Is she the Russian grand duchess, a beloved daughter and revered icon, or is she an imposter, the thief of another woman's legacy?** ***Countless others have rendered their verdict. Now it is your turn.*** ***Russia, July 17, 1918:*** Under direct orders from Vladimir Lenin, Bolshevik secret police force Anastasia Romanov, along with the entire imperial family, into a damp basement in Siberia where they face a merciless firing squad. None survive. At least that is what the executioners have always claimed. ***Germany, February 17, 1920:*** A young woman bearing an uncanny resemblance to Anastasia Romanov is pulled shivering and senseless from a canal in Berlin. Refusing to explain her presence...