A review by henrismum
Great Catherine: The Life of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia by Carolly Erickson

emotional informative sad slow-paced

3.0

Non-series / Non-fiction
Audiobook (All of my entries on The Story Graph are audiobooks.)
Why I added this book to my TBR pile: This came up on Hoopla and it looked interesting enough to listen to.
Will I read more by this author / about this subject? Probably Not Maybe Definitely I think I'm okay with Catherine the Great for now. This was a good overview of her life, and let's face it, I don't need to write a  thesis about the woman. I am interested in the time period though, perhaps for a romance novel. 
I was most struck by the abuse Catherine suffered from her mother-in-law. Catherine was left alone after having her babies. The children were taken from her and cared for by her husband's mother. It's also shocking that Catherine and her husband never seem to have consummated their marriage. Catherine's mother-in-law took it upon herself to ensure Catherine was impregnated other men.
The narrator was Davina Porter. I've listened to other books by Ms. Porter and I always enjoy her.
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