A masterfully told narrative that illuminates a hundred years of European history, as seen through an extraordinary mansion - and the lives of the people who called it home
Combining both the personal and the historical, Norman Eisen's remarkable book transports us into the battle for democracy through the lives of people who fought to save it and those would seek to destroy it. The Last Palace is not only a first-rate work of history, but a call to action written at a time of urgent need. - Madeleine Albright
