Marie Antoinette

The Journey

By: Antonia Fraser

Narrated by: Donada Peters

The national bestseller from the acclaimed author of The Wives of Henry VIII. France’s beleaguered queen, Marie Antoinette, wrongly accused of uttering the infamous “Let them eat cake,” was the subject of ridicule and curiosity even before her death; she has since been the object of debate and speculation and the fascination so often accorded tragic figures in history. Married in mere girlhood, this essentially lighthearted, privileged, but otherwise unremarkable child was thrust into an unparalleled time and place, and was commanded by circumstance to play a significant role in history. Antonia Fraser’s lavish and engaging portrait of Marie Antoinette, one of the most recognizable women in European history, excites compassion and regard for all aspects of her subject, immersing the reader not only in the coming-of-age of a graceful woman, buaimedt also in the unraveling of an era.

Critic reviews

“Fascinating . . . the court at Versailles comes alive.” –The Washington Post

“Colorful, fluently narrated. . . . A touching, psychologically believable portrait.” –The Wall Street Journal

“Absorbing as ever. Fraser’s blend of insight and research persuade us that this unfortunate queen deserves neither the vilification nor the idealization she has received.” –The New Yorker

Great story with lot of fun details!

Great story with lot of fun details! ignore a good job of humanizing a very iconic character, and making the historical details relatable to the modern audience.

Fascinating & enlightening

I had very little-to-no background of French history, so this book was a little overwhelming (albeit interesting ). A well researched and detailed book about this fascinating (yet unfortunate queen). I will definitely be listening to it again, so I might retain more information. Overall, I quite enjoyed the book as well as the narrator.

Fantastic

Very informative and well read as well as written. I love fact based books and this was one !

A complete story of the life of Marie Antoinette

I have read the hard copy of this book a few times and felt silly for downloading the audible version (at first that is). I enjoyed hearing the story so much. Donada Peters gives a wonderful voice to this book. Since I have never studied French, I was not sure about some of the proununciations which the narrator smoothed through nicely. The author gives quite a bit of detail I never knew about Marie Antoinette and the time she lived in. Even though I knew how the story would end, I found myself very sad at the conclusion of the book. An enjoyable listen that I will listen to again.

Fantastic Narrator

Ms.Peters did an excellent job of bringing the characters to life while giving an intriguing historical account.