Antonia Fraser's Comprehensive Biography of Marie Antoinette: The Journey

Delawanna: Do not let what you heard over the years distort your thought of this historical woman. She is quite remarkable and a beautiful soul! This biography is so well written, I now want to read Ms. Fraser’s other books as well. I know she is advanced in years but I hope she is still writing!

United States on Dec 27, 2023

M. J. Gilfedder: This is my third historical biography by Antonia Fraser and she has it down to a fine art. This biography of Marie Antoinette is meticulously researched, opening up a whole new world of monarchy, French and European culture, politics and history. Marie Antoinette, at the centre of it all, is a fascinating and often misunderstood person. Yes, there was great social and economic inequality in France during her time as Queen and she lived a lavish lifestyle while many went hungry, but she was not the only one and Fraser portrays her as something of a scapegoat. Love her or loathe her, she's certainly a compelling historical character. Fraser writes with intelligence, perception and authority. It's an absorbing read, I really enjoyed it and would highly recommend it to anyone interested in biography or history.

United Kingdom on Oct 27, 2023

Misty Parsons: I've read several of miss Fraser's books and I've yet to dislike any of them.btrue, they are very long and sometimes dry reading, but for someone who loves history and biographies, this is a good one.

She brings great information about Marie Antoinette to the forefront. She shakes out the truth beyond the rumors of her life and shows a side of Marie Anoinette that hadn't been known... she gets into her head and tells her true story... she gives Marie Antoinette the fair shake that most of history- and certainly the French Revolutionaries, nobility and even just ordinary French citizens of the time - and generations that followed - did not.

Great read for true historical biography buffs.

United States on Sep 02, 2023

CJ*: Estuve buscando este libro por mucho tiempo. Finalmente lo encontré y a excelente precio de 2da mano!
El libro estaba en muy muy buenas condiciones - casi como nuevo. La envoltura puede ser mejorada pues no venía tan protegido. Muy buen libro para mis lecturas de noche y excelente servicio! :)

Spain on May 22, 2023

Daniel: Already, in my opinion, a classic on the biography section, a must-read! Very comprehensive and yet filled with so many information about the queen that went down in history more as a myth, a bad one, than as an actual person, an actual royal figure, and as it turns out, a dignified magnificent woman that she in fact was.

Brazil on Mar 26, 2023

RAFAEL: Excelente biografía nos da una detallada muestra de otra mujer muy diferente a la ya conocida .

Mexico on Jul 28, 2021

Charles Scott: I fell fast asleep after having read the incredible biography of Marie Antoinette. Later on, in the middle of the night, I'd been startled wide awake, having sensed a spiritual presence in the room. It became larger and was gradually coming closer. Looking toward the open doorway of my bedroom, I saw a brightly illuminated light, as if from a candle. There before me stood a pale, flaxen-haired lady in a plain white dress. She seemed to hover in the air and watch over me. She appeared as a vision of loveliness, an angel of mercy. Her voluminous, shiny, wavy, amber hair cascaded down over her shoulders and onto the front of the finely-woven garment she wore. She positively glowed and beamed. She seemed to radiate pure energy. I couldn't help smiling and thinking, how so unlike the style and grace of any woman I'd ever met or seen in person. Then, she abruptly vanished in an instant, thus breaking the spell. The room went completely dark again. It had been like viewing a real person in the mist of a hologram. I rolled over, went back to sleep, and slept soundly for the remainder of the night.
Antonia Fraser picked quite an interesting subject, when she wrote the historical...

United States on Jun 19, 2019

Mumu: Bien que je n'ai pas vu le film et j'en suis bien contente car il me semble qu'il fasse passer Marie-Antoinette pour ce qu'elle n'était pas... J'ai hâte de me plonger dans ce livre pour découvrir tout ce qu'il peut m'apprendre de nouveau et me faire ma propre opinion. De plus, il contient des illustrations, connues et moins, voire que moi-même que je ne connaissais pas. Bel ouvrage pour qui aime lire.

France on Mar 30, 2017

gatorplyr2000: At 544 pages, MARIE ANTOINETTE "The Journey", is an immense book. Antonia Fraser has the amazing capability to make history interesting and simple to read. Books regarding noble families typically are more apt to be dreadfully complex and challenging to understand. However, Fraser gradually presents the main players accompanied by the setting of 18th-century Austria and France. No aspect gets away from her eye; from the crackle of material to the queen's individual possessions, to the affiliation among the royal family, to their consultants, this book is energetic, gripping, and educational.
Marie Antoinette's story is such a distressing one but Antonia Fraser writes it as a caring, yet silent observer, and brings her to life in such a way no other could. One of the key themes throughout this book is what little control Marie Antoinette really had over her own life. She was a pawn on her mother's chessboard. Marie Antoinette, the youngest of fifteen children, was married off to the Dauphin of France, Louis XVI at the age of 14, in expectation to obtain a secure affiliation with France, if not a future for Austria.
Regrettably the marriage didn't begin as planned. It took...

United States on Nov 09, 2010