The accidental empress : a novel / Allison Pataki.
The year is 1853, and the Habsburgs are Europe's 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 sister's groom. Franz Joseph reneges on his earlier proposal and declares his intention to marry Sisi instead. Thrust onto the throne of Europe's most treacherous imperial court, Sisi upsets political and familial loyalties in her quest to win, and keep, the love of her emperor, her people, and of the world.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781476790220
- ISBN: 9781476794747
- Physical Description: xvi, 495 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Howard Books, [2015]
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 493).
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- Subject:
- Elisabeth, Empress, consort of Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, 1837-1898 > Fiction.
England > Social life and customs > 19th century > Fiction.
Courts and courtiers > Fiction.
Royal houses > Fiction.
Revolutionaries > Fiction. - Genre:
- Historical fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Romance fiction.
Novels of manners.
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- 20 of 20 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Madison Main Library | FIC PAT (Text) | 30229101011871 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | F PATAK (Text) | 34208203354625 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | FIC Pataki (Text) | 540191011034764 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Dorothy Wightman Library | AFIC PAT (Text) | 30372101403308 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Harold D. Cooley Library | F Pat (Text) | 20100000014405 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| J.C. Holliday Library | F Pat (Text) | 810191001412001 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC PATAKI (Text) | 36015000297735 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Kill Devil Hills Library | F PAT (Text) | 39488501096517 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Leath Memorial Library | FIC PATAKI (Text) | 58198000746068 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Moss Memorial Library | F PAT (Text) | 80605000594399 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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The year is 1853, and the Habsburgs are Europe's 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 sister's groom. Franz Joseph reneges on his earlier proposal and declares his intention to marry Sisi instead. Thrust onto the throne of Europe's most treacherous imperial court, Sisi upsets political and familial loyalties in her quest to win, and keep, the love of her emperor, her people, and of the world.
