I can't say that I like her overmuch but I certainly respect her a great deal. It took a lot to pull herself up after the Revolution--having basically lost Lennart beforehand, then to see Dmitri banished, lose her father, aunt & half-brother to violent deaths, lose her homeland and most her wordly possessions and then her infant son all within a short period of times. Many exiles, and not among the Romanovs, seemed to never adjust to the new world they found themselves in and to live increasingly frustrated and bitter lives, constantly looking backward and at what was lost. Marie, like Olga A, took stock of what the situation was and adjusted accordingly. It wasn't always easy or a smooth transition--and Marie admits to some real depressed periods--but they managed to carve out a new life for themselves and find a measure of peace and independence.
