Eliza and her husband Henry purchase a historic country home in Connecticut and name it The Hay. Mamka predicts that the boy will be taken from his mother, and among other cards drawn, a scythe indicates impending death. The cards indicate that a boy was born into Agnessa's family two years before, in reference to Sofya's son Max. Varinka's mother, referred to as Mamka, does a tarot card reading for Sofya's stepmother Agnessa. Varinka Pushinsky's perspective is introduced, establishing that the Russian peasantry is in famine. Two years later, Sofya and her family seek the safety of their estate in Malinov, as circumstances become more dangerous for the Russian elite. After a party at Anichov Palace ends with a former imperial guard turned rebel's attempted assassination of the tsarina, Eliza is attacked by a bandit on the tram and is minimally wounded. Eliza notes the rising civil unrest in the Russian city, while Sofya, her father, and stepmother downplay the riots and rising violence. Sofya gives birth to her son Max, and the Streshnayvas and Eliza leave for St. In 1914, Eliza Woolsey Mitchell attends a party at her mother's seaside manor in Southampton.

It occurs to Luba that she should be grateful for Eliza, who has become a second sister to her.

The women take her to the Paris Planetarium, where Sofya tells her that their mother Agrafena is in the stars. Luba recalls having been resentful of her sister Sofya's developing friendship with Eliza after the death of their mother.

The novel begins with the narrative of Luba in 1912, belonging to the Streshnayva family related to the Russian tsar. Kelly takes readers from the United States to across the sea in Russia and France, conveying the destruction of the Imperial Romanov dynasty from the perspectives of the Russian aristocracy, the destitute Russian peasantry, and the influential, affluent Woosley family in early 19th century America. The plot outlines the lead up to the Russian Revolution and its aftermath, conveyed through the first-person perspectives of four young women. Lost Roses is divided into a prologue, 54 short chapters, and an epilogue. The following version of this book was used to create the guide: Hall Kelly, Martha.

Lost roses by kelly