Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781849161381 (1849161380)
Publish date: 2011
Publisher: Quercus
Pages no: 605
Edition language: English
Bloody hell.... that is, this book is bloody and hellish in the telling of the French Revolution. There are undoubtedly gorier and more explicit accounts of that time in French history, but even so, this was gruesome enough. This historical novel tells it from the perspective of Marie Grosholtz, the...
Simply fabulous. One of the most interesting books ever.
Many people have already expressed similar views to my own on this novel, so I will be uncharacteristically brief. The main thing that I did not like about this book was the cover. I thought it should have been more indicative of the Revolution, not just some pretty lady. It's really the main reason...
While this seemed to be more about the Revolution and the monarchy, there was still enough of Tussaud to win me over. Plus, I really love books about Marie Antoinette, so they had me with that anyway.