"Summer Day is Done" by R.T. Stevens

[tea_rose]

  I wanted to recommend this as a book that I have a great fondness for. It is a novel with a very sympathetic portrait of the Imperial family-though-it -as with most of these novels-takes some license with the facts.

 It is based around a mythical romance between Olga and a British soldier-but the family atmosphere is very convincing to me. It is the sort of book that haunts you and lingers in your memory. Of course, I first read it as a teenager and I think this may play a part in my affection for it.

[Genevieve]

I read it a while back.   Liked it much more than the Snow Moutain.    Would love to get another copy to read again.   It almost took you to the long days with the family.

[LisaDavidson]

I thought this was a lovely book and certainly faithful in spirit to the way the IF probably was. Definitely worth reading (I still have my original copy).

[Michelle]

Hey, this book sounds great!  Anyone know where I can get it?

[tea_rose]

Michelle-there are many cheap used copies-paperback and hardback-on Amazon.com.  I just bought a hardback as my paperback has seen better days. I originally read it from the library as a teenager-but picked it up years later from a used bookstore.

I don't think you will regret picking this one up. It is the best fictional book-or among the best. IMHO. The fictional love story is sweet and believable and doesn't detract from my conception of Olga at all.  The last paragraphs always make me sigh!  

[LisaDavidson]

Two ways to get older books - try Amazon.com - they have a terrific used book service - other than that, I've gotten alot of my Romanov collection via Ebay - not as convenient as Amazon, but a good resource for more obscure titles.

[Antonio_P.Caballer]

In addition to Lisa´s advice i would highly recommend bookfinder.com. It served me to find a lot of extremelly rare books in several languages.

[Ilana]

I adore this book, but warning, it's a bit of a tear jerker.  The scenes with the British young man and the children are just too sweet for words.  Very innocent.  They probably weren't quite that innocent, but it is how I like to think of them.

MUCH better than Snow Mountain.

[Ilana]

Just had to put up an topic about this book.  I just love it... it's weepy, but it is the SWEETEST book.... as I commented in a different thread, this is the IF the way we fantasize them!  The girls so sweet, Alexei so cute and funny.

And, yes, FICTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who else has read this one?

[Lanie]

I did.  I enjoyed it though thought it was too sweet and childish, at least with the children, but it was cute.

[Ilana]

...yes, but there are some schools of thought that say the children were "childish" even unto the end....

[LisaDavidson]

I love Romanov fiction. I think "The Summer Day is Done" is one of my absolute favorites. If one doesn't like it, it's a matter of personal taste, but I did like it!

[Val289]

How interesting!  I haven't heard of this book until now, sounds like another one to add to my list.  Thanks, Ilana!  

[Georgiy]

It was a nice light read - the Romanovs are portrayed very sympathetically - much more like the impression one gets of them from various memoirs than is presented in other fiction (like the Snow Mountain for example).

[felix]

Its a good summer read. I enjoyed it, years ago. At the beach on Cape Code.