Abundance, a Novel of Marie Antoinette (P.S.) - Softcover

"ABUNDANCE is intelligent, beautifully written, and uncomfortably relevant, and Naslund makes her heroine convincing and even sympathetic."--Boston Globe

"A wealth of period details...even the most cynical reader will wish for a last-minute pardon."--Christian Science Monitor

"With skillful dialogue Naslund re-creates a time and place fresh and fearsome."--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

"Intensive historical inquiry enables Naslund to re-create Marie Antoinette's life with empathy and irresistibly piquant detail."--Seattle Times

"Intimate experiences and thoughts run beautifully rampant through the pages...[a] smart delicious lesson in history."--Fort Worth Star-Telegram

"Lush with description and deep with historical detail...Marvelous."--Library Journal

"Opulent. . . . Recreates the glories of Versailles and the political malice that wafts through its many doorways."--Daily News

"The portrait that emerges is sympathetic but realistic...Absorbing."--Columbus Dispatch

"Perceptive and literate."--Richmond Times-Dispatch

"Naslund recreates Marie so sympathetically that we can't help aching for the queen."--Washington Post

A fictional tale inspired by the life of Marie Antoinette presents the story of a teenage empress's 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. By the author of Ahab's Wife. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.