Fern Flower

St. Petersburg, Russia1908-1917Born into privilege as the daughter of the Tsar's favored vodka maker, Mila appears to have everything: wealth, status, and a household devoted to her happiness. But behind the gilded doors of her family estate, she is trapped by the cruelty of a stepmother whose greatest wish is to give birth to her own child.Each summer on Ivan Kupala Eve, Russia turns its gaze to ...