Crowned in a Far Country: Portraits of Eight Royal Brides - Softcover

Princess Michael Of Kent, Her Royal Highness

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0743296370 ISBN 13: 9780743296373

Verlag: Atria, 2007

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Book by Princess Michael of Kent Her Royal Highness

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"Cecilia Samartin delivers a novel rich in passion, heartbreak and love. "Broken Paradise" captures the textures and rhythms of my homeland of Cuba with its musical, agile prose and kept me engrossed to the last page. An important, timely work of fiction, it goes to the heart of what it means to be an exile. A truly American story."-- Victor Rivas Rivers, actor and author of "A Private Family Matter" "A heart wrenching story of separation, love, and redemption gently told through two cousins as they confront the political realities of Castro's revolution and its aftermath. This is a story I can truly identify with. It is a story that Cecilia Samartin has told with astounding courage and grace."-- Viviana Carballo, author of "Havana Salsa: Stories and Recipes" "A nostalgic story that sieves smoothly in the folds of our memory, transporting us to a universe of flavors, unforgettable colors and Cuban landscapes. A tribute to those who live far from their homelands."-- Javier Sierra, author of "New York Times" bestseller "The Secret Supper" "Gripping, poignant, and enlightening...a profound meditation on the complexities of the human heart and the redeeming power of love."-- Carlos Eire, National Book Award-winning author of "Waiting for Snow in Havana" "Cecilia Samartin writes with shimmering grace about homeland and exile, passion and loyalty...A richly textured story, sensuous and haunting."-- Janet Fitch, author of "White Oleander" "I dare anyone not to be moved...the book is ultimately uplifting -- a testimony to the strength of love and the human spirit."-- "Traveller Magazine" "It's like drinking a full bottle of Cabernet by yourself."-- New Zealand Public Radio "She spins a gripping tale."-- "Kirkus Reviews"

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Who better to write about history's most distinguished and powerful European women than a real princess? Princess Michael of Kent, well-loved after the publication of two popular history books, brings her unique, insider's perspective as a member of the British Royal Family to the fascinating portraits of eight European royal brides. Though of eminent birth and status in their own right, the women of Crowned in a Far Country all left their home countries to marry into the most coveted royal seats in the world. This absorbing book introduces us to the Prussian Princess Catherine, who later became Catherine the Great; to the Archduchess of Austria, later the Queen of France, Marie Antoinette; to Maria Caroline, also an Austrian archduchess, and later the Queen of Naples; to the Austrian Leopoldina, who relocated to a new continent to become the Empress of Brazil; to Eugenie, known as the wife of Louis-Napoleon and Empress of France; to Vicky, daughter of England's Queen Victoria and later Empress of Prussia; and to the Danish sisters who ruled as Queen of England and the Empress of Russia. Not just a window into the politics and power brokering of royal marriage, this work charts the transformations of privileged princesses into women of power and historical importance.

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• Verlag: Atria
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0743296370
• ISBN 13: 9780743296373
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 240