I enjoyed this book tremendously. It provided insight in to the historical time period of the French Revolution and a different and more sympathetic perspective of Marie Antoinette than what I had before reading this book. The story was written in an intimate style, diary and letters, and gave the ultimate impression that Marie Antoinette was misunderstood by the French and historically. My only reservation about recommending this book whole heartedly is the length of the book and at times it was slow moving but definitely worth the time.