03987cam a2200421 4500 233464678 TxAuBib 20150605120000.0 ||||||s2006||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780739349403 0739349406 acb63a65-7e0d-4c78-a04a-3d7d2106933f OverDrive (Reserve ID) 109885 OverDrive (Product ID) 109885 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib FRASER, ANTONIA. Marie Antoinette [Libby] : The Journey. Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2006. royalty. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 564MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 564MB. Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. "Fascinating . . . the court at Versailles comes alive.". HTML:<i>The Washington Post</i>. "Colorful, fluently narrated. . . . A touching, psychologically believable portrait.". HTML:<i>The Wall Street Journal</i>. "Absorbing as ever. Fraser's blend of insight and research persuade us that this unfortunate queen deserves neither the vilification nor the idealization she has received.". HTML:<i>The New Yorker</i>. Marie Antoinette was the 14-year-old archduchess of Austria, the fifteenth of sixteen children born to Empress Maria Theresa, when she was betrothed to the reluctant future king of France. Too innocent and too little educated, she was definitely married to the wrong guy. This is the perfect milieu for Donada Peters, who excels at in-jecting subtle irony into seemingly flat narrative. She handles the snotty comments and the lewd scandal-mongering of the court with equal aplomb. Fraser is one of the most highly respected and bestselling biographers of our time, and it's easy to see why in this enlightening glimpse into turbulent France of the 1770s. D.G. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine. AudioFile Magazine. HTML: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.<br /> <br /> <br /> <i>From the Trade Paperback edition.</i>. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-05 20:00:03. Peters, Donada. http://camellia.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=acb63a65-7e0d-4c78-a04a-3d7d2106933f http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/109885-MarieAntoinette.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/109885-MarieAntoinette.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ACB63A65-7E0D-4C78-A04A-3D7D2106933F&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/109885-MarieAntoinette.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/109885-MarieAntoinette.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ACB63A65-7E0D-4C78-A04A-3D7D2106933F&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)