Pataki, Allison

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The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post

Recommended for those who enjoy American history and appreciate larger-than-life figures.
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The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post

Fans of memoirs and novels about the Gilded Age should enjoy this well-researched book and its fascinating subject.
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The Queen’s Fortune: A Novel of Desiree, Napoleon, and the Dynasty That Outlasted the Empire

The indefatigably imaginative Phillips, whose works range from Prague, about Budapest, to The Tragedy of Arthur, which contains a Shakespearean play written by Phillips, offers historical fiction with aching contemporary overtones. Highly recommended, especially for those knowledgeable about the period and for anyone who enjoys a truly original yarn. [See Prepub Alert, 7/21/19.]
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Sisi: Empress on Her Own

Readers of Pataki's first book will want to know the rest of Sisi's story, but this novel stands on its own for historical fiction fans.
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Accidental Empress

Sisi's story is still popular in Austria but is less well known outside of it, and this novel offers an engrossing introduction to this colorful 19th-century personality. Even historical fiction readers who have grown weary of "royal marriage" plots will find much to savor here in the striking depictions of the Viennese court and intriguing descriptions of the political maneuvers between Austria and Hungary. Highly recommended for fans of both Michelle Moran and Philippa Gregory. [For another fictional interpretation of Sisi's life, see Daisy Goodwin's The Fortune Hunter.—Ed.]
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