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I'm being generous with the third star, which it earns for telling the new-to-me account of Marie Antoinette's daughter post-Terror.
The book is seriously flawed. It spends too much time on the woes of Marie Antoinette, which is an oft- and better-told story. It sets up a mystery in the introduction, but it turns out that there's no real information to impart. It's marred by poor word choice and punctuation and balky translations.
It's still a fascinating story, so the material gets credit even ...more
The book is seriously flawed. It spends too much time on the woes of Marie Antoinette, which is an oft- and better-told story. It sets up a mystery in the introduction, but it turns out that there's no real information to impart. It's marred by poor word choice and punctuation and balky translations.
It's still a fascinating story, so the material gets credit even ...more
Jul 12, 2009
Juliana Philippa
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Megan
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Terri
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Linda Martin
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