The Rebel Empresses

Personal catastrophe and imperial history are deftly interlaced in these parallel lives … A bold portrait of two bold women caught in the tempests of history – Catherine Ostler * Wall Street Journal *A richly detailed, entertaining dual biography … Both women, in Goldstone’s vibrant, wryly witty portraits, emerge as glamorous, strong-willed, and independent … In a brisk, lively narrative, Goldstone seamlessly interweaves the women’s trials, challenges, and betrayals with the world events that swirled incessantly around them * Kirkus *Goldstone’s sprawling chronology illustrates the influence the two imperial women had on the course of history at a time when traditional royal pageantry belied a modernizing world * Washington Post *In this witty and astute account, historian Goldstone presents the turbulent and politically entwined lives of Elisabeth of Austria and Eugénie of France … It’s an illuminating and thoroughly enjoyable view of the highborn milieu at the center of a period of rapid modernization * Publishers Weekly *Fascinating insight into the lives of two remarkable women … Goldstone’s wry commentary enhances the narrative * Library Journal *Empress Elisabeth is already the subject of a number of television shows and novels … But Nancy Goldstone may have penned the definitive non-fiction account of the storied figurehead, as well as her French counterpart * San Diego Tribune *Beguiling … Probing … The Rebel Empresses is a rewarding look at two women who bucked the traditional expectations of their gender and station * Shelf Awareness *

Nancy Goldstone is the author of numerous works of history. She lives in California.

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