Books with author Carol Dommermuth-Costa

She was the sixteen-year-old Duchess of Russia living on a palatial estate with everything she could want. Then the people decided that they had had enough of the Tsar and his family, and they devised a murderous plan to end his rule forever.Although the name “Anastasia” is recognized by almost everyone today, most people don't know the real story of Anastasia’s life: what it was like to be a royal Duchess in Russia; how it felt to be imprisoned in the palace and have everything taken away from her; and the terror of being escorted under guard to a small town in Siberia, the family’s final destination. This is a classic fairy tale story without a happy ending, of a princess who had everything in the world until her father's rule was overthrown and the family were incarcerated and ultimately assassinated. This diary, although a fictionalized version of what fifteen-year-old Anastasia would have written about if her diaries had not been destroyed, was carefully researched and includes true dates and experiences that Anastasia had.

When Emily Dickinson died at her home in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1886, she left a locked chest with hand-sewn notebooks and papers filled with nearly 1,800 unpublished poems. Four years later, her first collection was published and became a singular success. Today Dickinson is revered as one of America’s greatest and most original poets. Using primary source materials including the poet’s own letters and poems, Quiet Fire presents the life and art of Emily Dickinson to a new generation.