{"product_id":"marie-antoinette-the-journey-paperback","title":"Marie Antoinette: The Journey - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAntonia Fraser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe national bestseller from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wives of Henry VIII. \u003c\/i\u003eFrance'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, buaimedt also in the unraveling of an era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrance'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntonia Fraser is the author of many internationally bestselling historical works, including \u003ci\u003eLove and Louis XIV\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarie Antoinette\u003c\/i\u003e, which was made into a film by Sofia Coppola, \u003ci\u003eThe Wives of Henry VIII\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMary Queen of Scots\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFaith and Treason: The Story of the Gunpowder Plot, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Perilous Question: Reform or Revolution? Britain on the Brink, 1832\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eMust You Go? My Life with Harold Pinter\u003c\/i\u003e. She has received the Wolfson Prize for History, the 2000 Norton Medlicott Medal of Britain's Historical Association, and the Franco-British Society's Enid McLeod Literary Prize. She was made a Dame of the British Empire for services to Literature in 2011\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.19 x 8.16 x 5.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52797356343629,"sku":"9780385489492","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/VW5VTjN6OEVXdit2ZnNmNGxoNnR1QT09.webp?v=1763542475","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/marie-antoinette-the-journey-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}