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The Youngest Lady in Waiting – Mara Kay

Last year I reviewed Masha which I first read as a young teenager and loved. I was simply delighted that Margin Notes Books had reprinted this so that it was once more available.  Second hand copies were hard to come by Maraand very expensive and ended up rather forlornly on my wish list.

Now I am really pleased that the same publisher has reprinted the second book, The Youngest lady in Waiting which continues the story of Masha after her departure from the Smolni Institute for Noble Girls.

I have reviewed this second reprint on Shiny New Books, the online book magazine, which is packed full of the most wonderful recommendations and reviews and here is the link below:

http://shinynewbooks.co.uk/reprints-issue-5/new-the-youngest-lady-in-waiting-by-mara-kay/

Do check out the website for Margin Notes Books – some really interesting and fun titles there. These little publishers are doing a marvellous job with bringing back books long forgotten and deserve to be supported.

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6 responses to “The Youngest Lady in Waiting – Mara Kay”

  1. Elaine Avatar
    Elaine

    How wonderful, this is what I love to hear!

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  2. Mary Ronan Drew Avatar
    Mary Ronan Drew

    Today I got my copy of The Youngest Lady in Waiting from the library (interlibrary loan from Odessa, Texas) and I’ve almost finished it. I wanted to read a chapter a day but it wasn’t possible to put it down. Once again you’ve made a recommendation of a perfect book.

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  3. Elaine Avatar
    Elaine

    Oh that is lovely to hear. It was one of the books that sparked my interest in Russian history as well

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  4. Elaine Avatar
    Elaine

    These books which were written for young teens years ago are so easily read by adults. I love reading the so called junior fiction

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  5. Mrs Ford Avatar
    Mrs Ford

    I think that I have finally identified the lovely book which made me first fall in love with all things Russian many years ago. I have wondered about it every so often since, but am pretty confident from your review that it was indeed “The Youngest Lady-in-Waiting” (I don’t think the library had “Masha”). This has really made my day – thank you!

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  6. AnnP Avatar
    AnnP

    I didn’t come across this when I was younger so it didn’t have the nostalgia factor but I still found it to be a delightful book. I think I even preferred it to Masha. And yes, I second your comments about the marvellous job done by small publishers.

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