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The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette

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Imagine that, on the night before she is to die under the blade of the guillotine, Marie Antoinette leaves behind in her prison cell a diary telling the story of her life - from her privileged childhood as Austrian Archduchess to her years as glamorous mistress of Versailles, to the heartbreak of imprisonment and humiliation during the French Revolution.Carolly Erickson takes the reader deep into the psyche of France's doomed queen: her love affair with handsome Swedish diplomat Count Axel Fersen, who risked his life to save her; her fears on the terrifying night the Parisian mob broke into her palace bedroom intent on murdering her and her family; her harrowing attempted flight from France in disguise; her recapture and the grim months of harsh captivity; her agony when her beloved husband was guillotined and her young son was torn from her arms, never to be seen again.Erickson brilliantly captures the queen's voice, her hopes, her dreads, and her suffering. We follow, mesmerised, as she reveals every detail of her remarkable, eventful life - from her teenage years when she began keeping a diary, to her final days when she awaited her own bloody appointment with the guillotine.

Author Biography

Carolly Erickson is a distinguished biographer and author of The First Elizabeth, Her Little Majesty and Alexandra, among many other prize-winning non-fiction books. She is currently at work on the forthcoming novel, The Last Wife of Henry VIII. She lives in Hawaii.
Release date Australia
September 18th, 2006
Pages
352
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Publisher
Griffin Publishing
Country of Publication
United States
Imprint
Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S.
Dimensions
138x209x24
ISBN-13
9780312361501
Product ID
2156544

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