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2 Formats: Library CD
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2 Formats: MP3 CD
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ISBN: 9780792745174
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ISBN: 9780792745624
| Runtime: | 18.26 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction/Historical |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Marie Antoinette was fourteen when her mother, the Empress of Austria, arranged for her to leave her family, her country, and her home to become the wife of the fifteen-year-old Dauphin, the future King Louis XVI of France. Far from home and thrust into the role of woman, wife, and queen, Marie Antoinette lived a brief—but astonishing—life. Based on impeccable historical research, Abundance reveals a Marie Antoinette who rebelled against the formality and rigid protocol of the court—an outsider who became the target of a revolution that ultimately decided her fate. Naslund has created a portrait of a woman very different from the figure we think we know.Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Enchanting...opulent and fabulous...A complete page-turner. Grade: A.” —Entertainment Weekly
“Like a fabulous party, the story is fun until the wee hours, delightful in the retelling, and deadly at the end when reckoning comes…Naslund mixes historical observation with delight and tension that makes is hard not to turn the page.” —San Diego Union-Tribune
“An enthralling work of fiction.” —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Fascinating...A richly detailed look at the doomed queen.” —Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“Naslund has done her homework, and imagined her complex, bewitching
protagonist in persuasive depth and detail. The result is an exemplary
historical novel.” —Kirkus (starred review)
“Richly detailed, intimate historical novel…Burney’s light touch and
brisk cadence sustain the emotional aspects of the novel, particularly
the queen’s close relationship with family and friends and her tragic
ending.” —Booklist
“In Naslund’s capable hands, [Marie Antoinette] becomes a woman who earns your sympathies. Naslund presents a compassionate portrait, depicting Marie as a misunderstood child forced to grow up too fast. Historical fiction should bring people and an era to life, and that’s just what Naslund does in her imaginative rendering of a woman, a queen, and a world on the brink of madness.” —RT Book Reviews (4½ stars, Top Pick!)
Author
Author Bio: Sena Jeter Naslund
Sena Jeter Naslund has enjoyed a rich literary career as an award-winning author, professor, and editor. Her books have received critical acclaim including the prestigious Harper Lee Award. In addition to numerous novels and two collections of short stories, her fiction has appeared in several publications. A professor since 1972, she was awarded the first ever Distinguished Teaching Professor honor from the University of Louisville as well as endowments from multiple art councils.
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Library CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Fiction/Historical |
| Runtime: | 18.26 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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