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 GUIEEOTINE, MARIE ANTOINETTE LEAVES BEHIND IN HER PRISON CELL A DIARY.

"[Marie Antoinette] regains her historical reputation in this historical novel the glittering but corrupt French court, the growing turmoil, the brutal poverty, the intrigues are all illuminated here." —Deirdre Donahue, USA Today
"Writers of historical fiction must tread a fine line between loving one's protagonists while telling the truth about them. Carolly Erickson has executed this balancing act with the same scorching wit and great-heartedness that has always illuminated her biographies." —Robin Maxwell, author oiThe Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn
"Carolly Erickson turns cold fact to hot fiction in her first historical novel
.[she] reveals the very human truth behind history's mask." —India Edghill, author of Qtieenmaker: A Novel of King David's Qtieen
Carolly Erickson brilliantly captures the queen's voice, her hopes, and... Tovább

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IMAGINE THAT, ON THE NIGHT BEFORE SHE IS TO DIE UNDER THE BLADE OF THE GUIEEOTINE, MARIE ANTOINETTE LEAVES BEHIND IN HER PRISON CELL A DIARY.

"[Marie Antoinette] regains her historical reputation in this historical novel the glittering but corrupt French court, the growing turmoil, the brutal poverty, the intrigues are all illuminated here." —Deirdre Donahue, USA Today
"Writers of historical fiction must tread a fine line between loving one's protagonists while telling the truth about them. Carolly Erickson has executed this balancing act with the same scorching wit and great-heartedness that has always illuminated her biographies." —Robin Maxwell, author oiThe Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn
"Carolly Erickson turns cold fact to hot fiction in her first historical novel
.[she] reveals the very human truth behind history's mask." —India Edghill, author of Qtieenmaker: A Novel of King David's Qtieen
Carolly Erickson brilliantly captures the queen's voice, her hopes, and her suffering. We follow, mesmerized, as she reveals every detail of a remarkable, eventful life—from her teenage years when she began keeping a diary to her final days when she awaited her bloody appointment with the guillotine.
Acclaimed historian CAROELY ERICKSON is the author of The First Elizabeth; Great Catherine: The Life of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia; Alexandra: The Last Tsarina; and twenty other prize-winning biographies. She lives in Hawaii. Vissza