This `untold story' is a vivid and poignant portrait of the last, desperate days of the Bourbons"" - Sunday Times. Farr's careful reading of contemporary sources reveals a queen who, from the day she arrived in France in 1770, was the victim of political intrigue, captive to a destiny from which she could not escape. Hated in France because she was Austrian, and rebuffed by her husband, the young queen engaged in a hectic social life. She was an exceptionally feminine woman of great charm, grace, and intelligence. But she could not erase her image as a reckless teenager. She charmed Axel Fersen, and years before revolutionary storm clouds gathered over France, she was the center of his life. He was probably the person who knew her best. 1996, Illustrated with 6 plates, introduction, select bibliography,
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This review is from: Marie Antoinette & Count Fersen: The Untold Love Story (Hardcover)
brush strokes. Never before have I read such conjecture...truly, I am appalled by the liberties Farr takes in construing the facts to suit her case. Indeed, I too am of the opinion that Marie Antoinette and Fersen were lovers; however nothing concrete has ever surfaced in any correspondence before and after the Queen's death to concusively determine the exact nature of the relationship. According to the publisher, Farr makes use of previously unpublished documents...really? Which ones? Did I miss something? This message is less a review to benefit other readers than a severe admonition to Farr: you have given the public nothing with this tissue of loosely woven fantasy...seemingly your fantasy. Stanley Loomis wrote the definitive book on this subject with The Fatal Friendship. Don't flatter yourself, Farr.
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