In MARIE ANTOINETTE, Evelyn Lever draws on a variety of resources,
including diaries, letters, and firsthand accounts, to write this
sumptuous, addictive delight. From family life in Vienna to the
choke of the guillotine, this gripping work combines a fast-paced
historical narrative with all the elements of scandalous fiction:
Marie's wedding at Versailles to Louis XVI, the French court,
boredom, hypocrisy, loneliness, allies, enemies, scandal, intrigue,
sex, peasant riots, the fall of the Bastille, mob rule in Paris,
imprisonment, and, finally, execution.
From primary source documents Lever fashions an insightful glimpse
into the French court at Versailles. The characters of court are
expertly drawn. There is the dashing Axel Fersen, Marie's great
love; Maria Theresa, the scheming mother trying to place her
daughter on the Hapsburg throne; the legendary Madame du Barry,
lover to Louis XV; and, of course, Marie herself.
Luxuriously evocative of the Versailles court, historically sharp
and witty, and detailing the compelling story of Marie Antoinette's
life, Evelyn Lever's biography entrances readers.
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