The Porcelain Doll

'A masterful debut' - Ellen Alpsten, author of Tsarina



In a faraway kingdom, in a long-ago land ...

. Rosie's only inheritance from her reclusive mother is a notebook full of handwritten fairy tales. But another story is lurking between the lines.

Desperate for answers to questions that have tormented her for years, Rosie travels to Moscow and uncovers a devastating family history spanning the 1917 Revolution, Stalin's bloody purges

and beyond. At the heart of those answers stands a young noblewoman, as pretty as a porcelain doll, whose actions reverberate across the century .



Kristen Loesch grew up in San Francisco. She holds a BA in History, and a Master's degree in Slavonic Studies from the University of Cambridge. Her debut historical novel,

The Porcelain Doll, was shortlisted for the Caledonia Novel Award and longlisted for the Bath Novel Award. After a decade living in Europe, she now resides in the Pacific Northwest.