Description: Sisi : Empress on Her Own: a Novel by Allison Pataki (2017, Trade Paperback) Please see all pictures as they are the most important part of the listing This book is in very good condition with slight crease in the spine and minimal wear on front cover. Married to Emperor Franz Joseph, Elisabethfondly known as Sisicaptures the hearts of her people as their fairy queen, but beneath that dazzling persona lives a far more complex figure. In mid-nineteenth-century Vienna, the halls of the Hofburg Palace buzz not only with imperial waltzes and champagne but with temptations, rivals, and cutthroat intrigue.Feeling stifled by strict protocols and a turbulent marriage, Sisi finds solace at her estate outside Budapest, where she rides her beloved horses and enjoys visits from a man with whom shes unwittingly become enamored.But tragic news bringsthe empressout of her fragile seclusion, forcing her to return to her capital and a world of gossip, envy, and sorrow where a dangerous fate lurks in the shadows. Through love affairs and loss, dedication and defiance, Sisi struggles against conflicting desires: to keep her family together, or to flee amid the collapse of her suffocating marriage and the gathering tumult of the First World War. In an age of crumbling monarchies,the empressfights to assert her right to the throne beside her husband, to win the love of her people and the world, and to save an empire. But in the end, can she save herself? Featuring larger-than-life historic figures such as Bavarias Mad King Ludwig and the tragic Crown Prince Rudolf, and set against many of Europes grandest sitesfrom Germanys storied Neuschwanstein Castle to Englands lush shiresSisibrings to life an extraordinary woman and the romantic, volatile era over which she presided. I only ship within the continental United States. Thank you for viewing and good luck! (E)
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Type: Novel
Book Title: Sisi : Empress on Her Own: a Novel
Number of Pages: 480 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Item Height: 1.2 in
Publication Year: 2017
Topic: Sagas, Biographical, Historical
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 14.5 Oz
Item Length: 7.9 in
Author: Allison Pataki
Item Width: 5.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
