The Accidental Empress
- Author: Allison Pataki
- Narrator: Madeleine Maby
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Duration: 18:04:38
Synopsis
A New York Times bestseller, The Accidental Empress is the “captivating, absorbing, and beautifully told” (Kathleen Grissom) love story of “Sisi” the Austro-Hungarian empress and wife of Emperor Franz Joseph.
The year is 1853, and the Habsburgs are Europe’s most powerful ruling family. With his empire stretching from Austria to Russia, from Germany to Italy, Emperor Franz Joseph is young, rich, and ready to marry.
Fifteen-year-old Elisabeth, “Sisi,” Duchess of Bavaria, travels to the Habsburg Court with her older sister, who is betrothed to the young emperor. But shortly after her arrival at court, Sisi finds herself in an unexpected dilemma: she has inadvertently fallen for and won the heart of her sister’s groom. Franz Joseph reneges on his earlier proposal and declares his intention to marry Sisi instead.
Thrust onto the throne of Europe’s most treacherous imperial court, Sisi upsets political and familial loyalties in her quest to win, and keep, the love of her emperor, her people, and of the world.
With Pataki’s rich period detail and cast of complex, bewitching characters, The Accidental Empress offers “another absolutely compelling story” (Mary Higgins Clark) with this glimpse into one of history’s most intriguing royal families, shedding new light on the glittering Hapsburg Empire and its most mesmerizing, most beloved “Fairy Queen.”
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TheAccidentalEmpress 21 Ch9
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TheAccidentalEmpress 22 X
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TheAccidentalEmpress 23 Ch10
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TheAccidentalEmpress 24 XI
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TheAccidentalEmpress 25 Ch11
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TheAccidentalEmpress 26 XII
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TheAccidentalEmpress 27 Ch12
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TheAccidentalEmpress 28 XIII
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TheAccidentalEmpress 29 Ch13
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TheAccidentalEmpress 30 XIV
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TheAccidentalEmpress 31 Ch14
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TheAccidentalEmpress 32 XV
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TheAccidentalEmpress 33 Ch15
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TheAccidentalEmpress 34 XVI
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TheAccidentalEmpress 35 Ch16
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TheAccidentalEmpress 36 XVII
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TheAccidentalEmpress 37 Ch17
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TheAccidentalEmpress 38 XVIII
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TheAccidentalEmpress 39 Ch18
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TheAccidentalEmpress 40 XIX
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