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Reader reviewed by Mairi

The monarchy of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette is the center of the French government, and the king and queen live a life of luxury in Versailles while the Third Estate starves. It is not long before, at the Estates General, the common folk demand their rights. Even after they have seen their goal to a bloody conclusion, France will never be the same again.

I have a soft spot for pretty books and a strange fascination with the French Revolution, so I could not resist this book when I saw it on the non- fiction shelves in the library. My mother was quite impressed when I brought it home and complimented me on my sudden interest in "expanding my horizons" but the truth is that my desire to better myself had nothing to do with it- it looked like a good book, plain and simple. From the moment I started it I couldn't put it down, it was so fascinating.

The really great thing about this book, though, is that it can be read by anyone.