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Summary: The BEST book I've ever read
Review: If you are intersted in the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette, or just want a good read, this book is the one to read. If you like this book and become interested in royalty, or you already are, Victoria holt wrote tons of other books on British and some Spanish, French, and Italian royalty under the pseudonym Jean Plaidy, so try those.
This book is a fictional memoir written by Marie Antoinette between 1789 and her death in 1793. It covers her whole life (sympathetically) and dispells the rumor that she said "Let them eat cake". Read this!
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Summary: The BEST book I've ever read
Review: If you are intersted in the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette, or just want a good read, this book is the one to read. If you like this book and become interested in royalty, or you already are, Victoria holt wrote tons of other books on British and some Spanish, French, and Italian royalty under the pseudonym Jean Plaidy, so try those.
This book is a fictional memoir written by Marie Antoinette between 1789 and her death in 1793. It covers her whole life (sympathetically) and dispells the rumor that she said "Let them eat cake". Read this!
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Summary: A fascinating viewpoint filled with emotion
Review: Many know about the infamous Marie Antoinette. They know the public hated her and she wasn't a very wise queen. However, what was her life really like? What did she think from day to day? Ms. Holt definitely captures the very heart of this French monarch and depicts her as a child forced to be something she was not yet prepared for. Perhaps she truly meant to be a good queen, a wise queen; however, we find through this excellent novel that when we discover our foolish mistakes, it is often too late to bring about a change.
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Summary: The story of Marie Antoinette, the last Queen of France
Review: The book tells of the tragic life of Marie Antoinette; how the frivolous, pleasure-loving and greatly misunderstood Queen danced her way to revolution and disaster.
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Summary: Marie Antoinette Vividly Tells Her Story!
Review: This book actually should be under one of Victoria Holt's other pen names, Jean Plaidy. Plaidy writes about actual historical figures. The Queen's Confession is told by Marie Antoinette herself. Well, not actually, but how she would have written it. She grows up in the Austrian court under the guidance of her mother, the Empress Maria Therese. She marries the Dauphin of France and deals with the "uncrowned queen", Madame du Barry. Finally, she becomes queen and started the beginning of the end of the French monarchy. Scandal, intrigue, and flamboyancy were never as great, and the consequences are even greater. This book was wonderful! I actually learned a lot about her (I thought I knew everything!). Also, it is a good book to read if you are in for a good cry.
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Summary: Marie Antoinette Vividly Tells Her Story!
Review: This book actually should be under one of Victoria Holt's other pen names, Jean Plaidy. Plaidy writes about actual historical figures. The Queen's Confession is told by Marie Antoinette herself. Well, not actually, but how she would have written it. She grows up in the Austrian court under the guidance of her mother, the Empress Maria Therese. She marries the Dauphin of France and deals with the "uncrowned queen", Madame du Barry. Finally, she becomes queen and started the beginning of the end of the French monarchy. Scandal, intrigue, and flamboyancy were never as great, and the consequences are even greater. This book was wonderful! I actually learned a lot about her (I thought I knew everything!). Also, it is a good book to read if you are in for a good cry.
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Summary: Perfect book
Review: This book was really intresting for me. I'm a boy and my age is only 14 and this is the first time that I can read a book with 443 pages in my life. This book was describing the life of Marie Antoinette. I really hope that the whole world can read this exciting and intresting book.
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Summary: beautifully written novel
Review: This is a charming, and accurate account of the life of Queen Marie Antoinette. If you love history, but hate traditional history texts then this is the book for you.
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Summary: LET THEM EAT CAKE...
Review: Victoria Holt was one of my favorite authors when I was younger. A master storyteller, she would consistently weave a story that would have the reader turning the pages. This work of historical fiction is one of her best. Riveting from beginning to end, this fictional autobiographical account of the life of Marie Antoinette is superb. Written in the first person, with little dialogue, it is the rumination of a life that was to end tragically. Pampered, spoiled, and fun loving, the beautiful Maria Antonia of Austria metamorphosed into Marie Antoinette of France upon her marriage to the Dauphin, who would eventually become King of France, the ineffectual, but benign, Louis XVI. This is her story, grounded in historical fact and set within the framework of history. This work of fiction about the life of Marie Antoinette, as seen through her own eyes, is fascinating, as it captures the flavor of those uncertain times and the events that led to the French Revolution and the end of the monarchy in France. It is a reflection on how Marie Antoinette's own behavior influenced the fate of France. Indulging in the excesses of the day, she initially gave little thought as to how her actions might affect the people of France or the monarchy. By the time she realized that her actions and excesses had wide spread political ramifications, it was too late, and the fate of her and her husband was sealed. No amount of personal regret could change it. This book will be enjoyed by those who enjoy good, well written historical fiction. It is little wonder that this book spent two months on the New York Times Best Seller List. It is simply historical fiction at its best.
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Summary: The number1 "first person" book. Fantastic and extraordinary
Review: We have to read a book for both my AP and English class. I wen to the library just to pick up something to read, immediatey as i entered the library, the book just drawn me nigh. I quickly went to the librarian desk to check it out. The two librarians told me, this is a very good book, and they also love the writer and therefore they highly recommend it. I couldn't stop for something when i started reading the book. This books gives a lot of details about the the head nations in europe duting the 16 throughout the 18th century. It talks about the affairs of the country and also talks about the character of Queen Marie Antoinette. It deal with social, political and economical issues in France and other countries by then. I personally recommend this book to every one, because it let you know more about a past culture and characters. I really encourage the reading of this book. It increased by knowledge on Europe, I am very sure it will another reader in the same way.
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