Sisi
Author: Pataki, Allison
ISBN: 9780812989335
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 May 2017
Pages: 480
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;BPgt;A juicy historical novel about one of historyP#39;s little-known heroines during a volatile period -- 19th century ViennaP#39;s Habsburg Empress Elizabeth, Pquot;Sisi.Pquot;Plt;/BPgt;
Plt;bPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;NEW YORK TIMES Plt;/iPgt;BESTSELLER P#8226;P#160;A sweeping historical novel that tells the dramatic story of Sisi,P#160;the empress of Austria-Hungary who fought for her family, her people, and her empire in a changing worldPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#8220;IrresistibleP#8212;completely impossible to put down . . . Allison Pataki reimagines the reign of the nineteenth-century Princess Diana in this stunning book.P#8221;P#8212;Michelle Moran, bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;Rebel QueenPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt; Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Married to Emperor Franz Joseph, ElisabethP#8212;fondly known as SisiP#8212;captures the hearts of her people as their P#8220;fairy queen,P#8221; 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.P#160;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 sheP#8217;s unwittingly become enamored.P#160;But tragic news bringsP#160;the 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.Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;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,P#160;the empressP#160;fights 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?Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Featuring larger-than-life historic figures such as BavariaP#8217;s P#8220;Mad King LudwigP#8221; and the tragic Crown Prince Rudolf, and set against many of EuropeP#8217;s grandest sitesP#8212;from GermanyP#8217;s storied Neuschwanstein Castle to EnglandP#8217;s lush shiresP#8212;Plt;iPgt;SisiPlt;/iPgt; brings to life an extraordinary woman and the romantic, volatile era over which she presided.
ISBN: 9780812989335
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 May 2017
Pages: 480
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;BPgt;A juicy historical novel about one of historyP#39;s little-known heroines during a volatile period -- 19th century ViennaP#39;s Habsburg Empress Elizabeth, Pquot;Sisi.Pquot;Plt;/BPgt;
Plt;bPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;NEW YORK TIMES Plt;/iPgt;BESTSELLER P#8226;P#160;A sweeping historical novel that tells the dramatic story of Sisi,P#160;the empress of Austria-Hungary who fought for her family, her people, and her empire in a changing worldPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#8220;IrresistibleP#8212;completely impossible to put down . . . Allison Pataki reimagines the reign of the nineteenth-century Princess Diana in this stunning book.P#8221;P#8212;Michelle Moran, bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;Rebel QueenPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt; Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Married to Emperor Franz Joseph, ElisabethP#8212;fondly known as SisiP#8212;captures the hearts of her people as their P#8220;fairy queen,P#8221; 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.P#160;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 sheP#8217;s unwittingly become enamored.P#160;But tragic news bringsP#160;the 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.Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;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,P#160;the empressP#160;fights 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?Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Featuring larger-than-life historic figures such as BavariaP#8217;s P#8220;Mad King LudwigP#8221; and the tragic Crown Prince Rudolf, and set against many of EuropeP#8217;s grandest sitesP#8212;from GermanyP#8217;s storied Neuschwanstein Castle to EnglandP#8217;s lush shiresP#8212;Plt;iPgt;SisiPlt;/iPgt; brings to life an extraordinary woman and the romantic, volatile era over which she presided.
