It took a while to get used to the writing style of the author, but once I was accustomed to the style the story was wonderful.

Adrienne Sharp's beautiful novel, "The True Memoirs of Little K" brings the opulent world of the Romanov Empire and the turbulent days of the Russian Revolution to life. The story of the prima ballerina who was the mistress of Tsar Nicholas II, Sharp's lyrical writing transports the reader to the lavish drawing rooms of St. Petersburg, the regal stages of the Russian Ballet, the grand palaces of the Russian court. This is history disguised as a love story.

Exiled in Paris, the frail, elderly Mathilde Kschessinska sits down to write her memoirs. A lifetime ago, she was the vain, ambitious, impossibly charming prima ballerina assoluta of the tsar’s Russian Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg. Kschessinska’s riveting storytelling soon thrusts us into a world lost to time: that great intersection of the Russian court and the Russian theater. Through Kschessinska’s memories of her own triumphs and defeats, we witness the stories that changed history, from the seething beginnings of revolution to the end of a grand, decadent way of life that belonged to the nineteenth century. Based on fact, The True Memoirs of Little K is “an engrossing tale of love, loss, and historyâ€
if you like historical fiction you will like this I think. I did find that it was a book that you had to pay attention to while reading. However I did not find it a dry fiction read. It was entertaining and I Loved the history part. Definitely a good read for me.