The Queen's Lover by Francine du Plessix Gray
Publisher: The Penguin Press (June 2012)
304 pages, eBook (purchased myself for $12.99)
Book Rating: 4 Stars
Content Note: Includes Sexual Situations and Sexual Language
This is the story of Count Axel von Fersen, Swedish noble, solider and Marie Antoinette's lover. From his childhood to his violent death, this novelized account covers many areas of his life, including but not limited to his association with Marie Antoinette. Though there are some overly long excerpts from his correspondence that got a little tedious, this was a wonderful story told in both his voice and that of his sister's, in a free-flowing, many times light-hearted manner that I enjoyed. Unfortunately, much like Marie Antoinette, he would meet a horrible end. In the eulogy at his funeral, Bishop Gustaf Murray summed it up saying he was "the undeserving victim of a misled public's bloodthirsty frenzy." Ironic that Marie Antoinette and Fersen should both meet their end in such a way. Great read!
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