Product Review

Featuring personal correspondence, lavish illustrations, and a wealth of unpublished material, this handsome slipcased volume reveals an intimate portrait of Marie Antoinette, her personal collections, and Versailles. Marie Antoinette was a mirror of her time. Never has a queen been so passionately admired and adulated, then hunted, vilified, and defamed. Spanning her tragically brief yet passionate life€"from the young queen playing a shepherdess on stage, unaware of the turmoil in the capital, to France€s guillotined €œmartyr queen"€"the author demystifies the legend, unveiling the woman behind the queen, and the wife and mother behind the sovereign.  
Readers will experience the palatial luxury of the queen€s Versailles by tracing Marie Antoinette€s footsteps through the royal residence, as well as discovering her voice through rare letters and encountering little-known works in her private art collection.