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Also by Antonia Fraser:

The Pleasure Of Reading, October 2015
Paperback / e-Book
Must You Go?, November 2010
Hardcover
Love and Louis XIV, November 2006
Hardcover
Marie Antoinette, November 2002
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MARIE ANTOINETTE
By: Antonia Fraser

The Journey

Atria
November 2002
On Sale: November 13, 2002
Featuring: Marie Antoinette
544 pages
ISBN: 0385489498
EAN: 9780385489492
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Non-Fiction Biography

France’s beleaguered queen, Marie Antoinette, wrongly accused of uttering the infamous “Let them eat cake,” was the subject of ridicule and curiosity even before her death; she has since been the object of debate and speculation and the fascination so often accorded tragic figures in history. Married in mere girlhood, this essentially lighthearted, privileged, but otherwise unremarkable child was thrust into an unparalleled time and place, and was commanded by circumstance to play a significant role in history. Antonia Fraser’s lavish and engaging portrait of Marie Antoinette, one of the most recognizable women in European history, excites compassion and regard for all aspects of her subject, immersing the reader not only in the coming-of-age of a graceful woman, but also in the unraveling of an era.

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