Katherine’s Reviews > In the Shadow of the Empress: The Defiant Lives of Maria Theresa, Mother of Marie Antoinette, and Her Daughters > Status Update

I don’t usually read much nonfiction, but I enjoyed this. Goldstone pulls together the complicated threads of the Hapsburgs (and their many children…seemingly all named Maria) and some strong women who played an integral role in 18th century Europe. Its not period I know a ton about, and I enjoyed learning more.