Reading this wellknown story from the perspective of marie antoinette. That said, i liked this book more than i expected to. Antoinette seems to float through her life noting the beauty of flowers, art, and cute little puppies. Abundance, a novel of marie antoinette sena jeter naslund. Marie antoinette makes the reader feel compassion and empathy for the infamous queen. Sena jeter naslund is the new york times bestselling author of five novels, including ahabs wife 1999 and abundance. Abundance by sena jeter naslund goodreads share book. We have new and used copies available, in 3 editions. Marie antoinette was a child of fourteen when her mother, the empress of austria, arranged for. Find books like abundance from the worlds largest community of readers. With searing insight and wondrous narrative skill, sena jeter naslund offers a fresh, vivid picture of this compelling woman that goes beyond popular myth. Abundance, a novel of marie antoinette, book by sena jeter.
A fictional tale of the life of marie antoinette presents the story of a teenage empresss daughter who is forced to leave her family home to marry the future king of france and who rebels against the formality and rigid protocol of court life. While in seattle promoting abundance last week, the author attended a screening of coppolas film marie antoinette, starring kirsten dunst as the queen and jason schwartzman as louis xvi. We all know what happened to marie antoinette, but it and my trip to france. The author emphasizes fashion, etiquette, and the daily life of marie antoinette in her novel. Sena jeter naslund is the author of the novels four spirits and abundance, a novel of marie antoinette and a short story collection, the disobedience of water. I probably would not have read this one except that, 1 it was cheap on book bub, 2 i. Sena jeter naslund has divided her novel into five acts, like a shakespearean play. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Abundance, a novel of marie antoinette by sena jeter naslund wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Based on impeccable historical research, abundance reveals a young.
She is currently distinguished teaching professor and writer in residence at the university of louisville and program director. From the lush gardens of versailles to the lights and gaiety of paris, the verdant countryside of france, and finally the stark and terrifying isolation of a prison cell, the young queens life is joyful, poignant, and harrowing by turns. The opening sentence of naslunds fictional memoir of marie antoinette like everyone, i am born naked sets a hypnotically intimate tone that. Abundance is written from the narrow respective of marie antoinette herself and therein lies much of the books strengh or weakness, according to your prespective. Full of human needs, fears, and talents, marie antoinette engaged life with an abundance of feeling and met death with heroic courage, duri ng the reign of terror in the french revolution. The voice of marie antoinette is so seductive and alluring that i was saddened at the end even though i knew how her story ended. Fourteenyearold marie antoinette of austria was sent to france to marry the fifteenyearold dauphin, the future king of france. A novel of marie antoinette by sena jeter naslund 2007, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Throughout abundance, naslund saturates marie antoinette s firstperson narrative with a rich palette of bold colors, from the brilliant blue silk of austria and the bountiful red velvet of france to the ominous black of the ravens wings and the evershifting, silverandgold gleamings of refracted light, both natural and artificial. A novel of marie antoinette book by sena jeter naslund. With this book i got into the head of marie antoinette. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read abundance. Marie antoinette was a child of fourteen when her mother, the empress of austria, arranged for her to leave her family and her country to become the wife of the fifteenyearold dauphin, the future king of france.
I enjoyed the second half more as the monarchy begins to crumble. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading abundance. Abundance a novel of marie antoinette sena jeter naslund for my beloved daughter flora kathryn naslund oh, you women of all countries, of all classes of society, listen to me with all the emotion i am feeling in telling you. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Sena jeter naslund a fictional tale of the life of marie antoinette presents the story of a teenage empresss daughter who is forced to leave her family home to marry the future king of france and who rebels against. Abundance a novel of marie antoinette download ebook pdf. This evenings book was abundance by sena jeter naslund, a great big historical novel about marie antoinette. Marie antoinette was a child of fourteen when her mother, the empress of austria, arranged for her to leave her family a. Novelist sena jeter naslund describes the teenagers marriage in her new book, abundance. Though i know the story well, it added to my knowledge. Abundance, a novel of marie antoinette paperback book passage. Marie antoinette was a child of fourteen when her mother, the empress of austria.
Abundance, a novel of marie antoinette by sena jeter naslund. Abundance reveals a compassionate and spontaneous marie antoinette who rejected the formality and rigid protocol of the court. Although one could say that other original storylines exist, naslunds is fresh and intriguingly honest. A novel of marie antoinette ebook written by sena jeter naslund. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. At the end of the book is a list of source material, a brief timeline of events and an interesting conversation with the author. I have written this novel believing that her life, one often marked by compassion and gaiety, like all our lives, is a valuable one. Susanna burney marie antoinette was a child of 14 when her mother, empress of austria, arranged for her to leave her family, her country, and her home to become the wife of 15yearold dauphin, the future king. I felt that i never really got to the core of the person, this felt like a overview of the french queen rather than a real persons story. Although this book feels a little girlish i quite enjoyed it. A novel of marie antoinettepage 2 ebook online read. Abundance book hennepin county library bibliocommons. From the lush gardens of versailles to the lights and gaiety of paris, the verdant countryside of france, and finally the stark and terrifying.
It was wrenching to follow the queen from the dreamlike life at versailles to the horrors of the revolution. Book excerpts are provided by the publisher and may. She rejected the formality and rigid protocol of the court. Coming of age in the most public of arenas, she warmly embraces her adopted nation and its citizens. I strongly recommend this book to readers who love characterization at its finest. Coming of age in the most public of arenas, she warmly embraces her adopted.
Isbn 9780061208300 summary marie antoinette was a child of fourteen when her mother, the empress of austria, arranged for her to leave her family and her country to become the wife of the fifteenyearold dauphin, the future king of france. According to this novel, much of what we think we know about marie antoinette is false, beginning with that famous line about letting the peasants eat cake. Far from her family, her country, and her home and thrust into the role of woman, wife, and queen at the age of 14, marie antoinette lived a brief but astonishing existence. Abundance, a novel of marie antoinette by sena jeter. Marie antoinette was a child of fourteen when her mother, the empress of austria, arranged for her to leave her family and her country to become the wife of the. If you read one book about marie antoinette, let it be sena jeter naslunds. Click download or read online button to get abundance a novel of marie antoinette book now. To ask other readers questions about abundance, please sign up. The author did all the research and based on the known facts delivered what she thought was going on in marie antoinette s head. A novel of marie antoinette audiobook, by sena jeter naslund. A novel of marie antoinette by sena jeter naslund available from rakuten kobo. Abundance, a novel of marie antoinette by sena jeter naslund to me was like the french court at that time, lavish, opulent and rich but yet outoftouch, shallow and frivolous. Marie antoinettes daughter, marietherese charlotte, madame royale, was born at versailles on 19 december 1778. What i like about abundance is that the author tries to paint a more original portrait of marie antoinette.
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