Saturday, February 11, 2017

Strauss Waltzes & Tight Corsets: The Life of an Accidental Empress


 
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By Laurie Lico Albanese    |   Friday, February 10, 2017
I’m a sucker for smart historical fiction that dives into the heart and mind of a woman who fights to become the heroine of her own life. THE ACCIDENTAL EMPRESS, Allison Pataki’s stunning jewel of a novel, does just that. Set against the lush, epic backdrop of Viennese splendor, the glitter of the Hapsburg Court, and the political chaos of an empire about to erupt, this immensely readable novel is the true story of Austria’s last empress—“a girl who, having seen nothing of people or the world, had believed that love was all one needed to be happy.” READ MORE
 

 

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