Sisi empress on her own : a novel
"In imperial Vienna, where the court halls buzzed with waltzes and champagne, as well as temptation, rivals, and cutthroat intrigue, the intensely personal tale of Empress Sisi unraveled. Infamously beautiful, a mother of four, and wife of Emperor Franz Joseph - whom she unintentionally stole away f...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Dial Press,
[2016]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "In imperial Vienna, where the court halls buzzed with waltzes and champagne, as well as temptation, rivals, and cutthroat intrigue, the intensely personal tale of Empress Sisi unraveled. Infamously beautiful, a mother of four, and wife of Emperor Franz Joseph - whom she unintentionally stole away from her sister - Sisi's reign was anything but simple. Against the backdrop of a rich, romantic, and volatile time period--marked by pivotal events such as the opening of the Suez Canal, Vienna's World Exhibition, and the lead up to WWI--Sisi, the beloved "Fairy Queen," was a woman well ahead of her time during a true Golden Age in European history"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 438 pages : map ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 438). |
| ISBN: | 9780812989335 0812989333 9780812989052 0812989058 |
| Author Notes: | The daughter of former New York State Governor George E. Pataki, Allison was inspired to write The Traitor's Wife: A Novel of Benedict Arnold and the Plan to Betray America, now a New York Times Bestseller, based on the rich Revolutionary War history of her hometown in New York State's Hudson Highlands. Allison spent several years writing for television and digital news outlets prior to transitioning to fiction. The Traitor's Wife: A Novel of Benedict Arnold and the Plan to Betray America is Allison's first novel and it made The New York Times bestseller list in 2014. In 2015, her novel The Accidental Empress became listed on The New York Times bestseller list as well. (Bowker Author Biography) |
