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The Royal Diaries: Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles, Austria-France, 1769
The Royal Diaries: Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles, Austria-France, 1769 | Kathryn Lasky
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Newbery Honor author Kathryn Lasky's MARIE ANTOINETTE is back in print with a gorgeous new package! To forge an incredibly powerful political alliance, thirteen-year-old Marie Antoinette of Austria is betrothed to Dauphin Louis Auguste, who will one day be the king of France. To prepare her for this awesome responsibility, she must be trained to write, read, speak French, dress, act . . . even breathe. Things become more difficult for her when she is separated from her family and sent to the court of Versailles to meet her future husband. Opinionated and headstrong Marie Antoinette must find a way to fit in at the royal court, and get along with her fianc. The future of Austria and France falls upon her shoulders. But as she lives a luxurious life inside the palace gates, out on the streets the people of France face hunger and poverty. Through the pages of her diary, Marie captures the isolation, the lavish parties and gowns, her struggle to find her place, and the years leading up her ascendance of the throne . . . and a revolution.
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You might think you know a lot about Marie Antoinette. You probably learned in high school history class about how she turned out to be a pretty terrible queen — you know, “let them eat cake” and all that. 🍰 But Marie Antoinette lived a whole lot of life before any of that happened, and in the fourth installment of the beloved Royal Diaries series, we get a chance to explore it. My guest and I discuss on this week‘s ep! Link to listen in bio! 👑