5/25/2023 0 Comments The accidental empress reviews![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sisi is an empress I’m so glad to have learned more about in this well-done glance into her life. But in the end, can she save herself? My Review: 4 stars In an age of crumbling monarchies, Sisi 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 tragic news brings Sisi out 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. There she rides her beloved horses and enjoys visits from the Hungarian statesman Count Andrássy, the man with whom she’s unwittingly fallen in love. A free-spirited wanderer, she finds solace at her estate outside Budapest. Feeling stifled by strict protocols and a turbulent marriage, Sisi grows restless. 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. Married to Emperor Franz Joseph, Elisabeth-fondly known as Sisi-captures the hearts of her people as their “fairy queen,” but beneath that dazzling persona lives a far more complex figure. Sisi: Empress On Her Own by Allison Pataki – 464 pagesĪRC from The Dial Press in exchange for an honest review. ![]()
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