A review by lizlynn
Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia Fraser

informative slow-paced

4.0

Well written biography that doesn't linger on the pop culture moments you typically associate with this story. Marie Antoinette is a controversial figure and this book provides a more full picture. Her vices were made manifestly worse by the situation she was pushed into. More than anything I was angry at the people around her: Maria Theresa, Joseph, COUNT MERCY, and the French advisors who expected incredible outcomes from a person they neglected (educationally).