Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva - Brossura

“[A] measured, informative biography...fascinating...an admiring portrait of an amazingly adaptable person facing all but insurmountable odds...[and who] refused to let her lineage seal her fate.” (Janet Maslin, New York Times Book Review)

“Riveting.... Throughout, Sullivan treats the wealth of facts she has uncovered with a sensitive, compassionate touch.... Sullivan tells a nuanced story that, while invariably sympathetic, nonetheless allows readers the freedom of their own interpretations.” (Olga Grushin, New York Times Book Review)

“Compelling.... Sullivan takes us confidently through an eventful life.... It’s to Ms. Sullivan’s credit that, at least in these pages, Alliluyeva herself is proved...a fascinating person not simply because of her name but because she was a willful, intelligent, passionate woman who resisted being gawked at as a freak of history: the monster’s pretty daughter.” (Wall Street Journal)

“[An] extraordinary book.... Rosemary Sullivan possesses the sensitivity necessary to unlock a beguiling and complex character worthy of admiration, not ridicule.... Superb.” (Washington Post)

“A child of the Kremlin who as an adult defected to the United States, Svetlana led a strange and often sad life; Sullivan brings deep scholarship and sympathy to her story.” (Boston Globe, Best Books of 2015)

“A principal virtue of...Sullivan’s empathetic Stalin’s Daughter is the vivid sense it offers of Alliluyeva.... Sullivan does a nice job of conveying her subject’s point of view without accepting it as the last word.” (Los Angeles Times)

“Stalin’s Daughter is a poignant look at the struggles of a dictator’s offspring.” (Christian Science Monitor)

“[A] magisterial biography.” (O Magazine)

“Sullivan tells Alliluyeva’s story with sympathy and sharp psychological insight.... [It] soars.... It is to Sullivan’s credit that she makes the Homeric wanderings of Svetlana Alliluyeva―who died, almost penniless, in 2011―not only comprehensible, but also unforgettably moving.” (Newsday)

“Sullivan does an admirable job of researching, organizing and contextualizing the events of Alliluyeva’s bewildering life.... It is an excellent book, and deserves a wide readership.” (Dallas Morning News)