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“You are the queen. You are the queen that Antoinette wanted to be . . .”

Antoinette's Sister by Diana Giovinazzo

September 20, 2025 by Pooja Leave a Comment

CBR17 Bingo: Black – Behold, the cover. Though her tragic sister Marie Antoinette is better known today, Maria Carolina Charlotte, the queen of Naples, ruled with better success but faced her own share of troubles and tribulations in her years on the throne. The thing with historical fiction is that the story can live or die by the events it’s based on, especially when it follows the life of a historical figure. Luckily, Charlotte is an interesting main character. Though her attitudes toward the monarchy […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, History Tagged With: #French Revolution, 18th century, audiobook, cbr17bingo, Diana Giovinazzo, drama, Fiction, historical fiction, Italy, politics, royalty

Pooja's CBR17 Review No:54 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, History · Tags: #French Revolution, 18th century, audiobook, cbr17bingo, Diana Giovinazzo, drama, Fiction, historical fiction, Italy, politics, royalty ·
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