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"Victoria Holt took the life of Marie Antoinette and wrote this book as if she, herself, was the young French queen. The story begins with Marie marrying the king of France, Louis XVI. It then goes into detail about her wild spending habits which embittered the French people. The story is written as if she were thinking back and remembering every mistake she made and every possible thing she said that could have angered the French population. The story then tells of her affair with a young Lord, with whom she fell in love. When the French Revolution actually broke out in Paris, several of her closest friends were tortured and killed. Then the people executed their king and the story ends with Marie Antoinette in her cell actually writing the story that was just read. The story seems to be left with no ending because the young queen "writing" the story is then executed."
Laura J. Miller, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 18th century
Marriage/Married
Yes
Marriage subplot:
- seduction of someone else's wife
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- war bringing lovers together
- wrecked transport makes love
- chased by authorities/family
- chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer
Who:
- sister
Children/Pregnancy
Yes
Family focus?
Yes
Family, loving
Yes
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status:
- 40's-50's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- blissful
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- deluded
How sexual is this person?
- a few sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- blissful
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
City?
Yes
City:
- dirty, dangerous (like New York)
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related?
- 30%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Focus of story
- Her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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