The Accidental Empress - Allison Pataki
Category: Historical Fiction
Tags: Historical Fiction, Literature
Publisher: Simon & SchusterDate: February 2015 Duration: 18 hours 8 minutes, Summary: 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 Europes 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 sisters groom. Franz Joseph reneges on his earlier proposal and declares his intention to marry Sisi instead., Thrust onto the throne of Europes most treacherous imperial court, Sisi upsets political and famili
