Before falling victim to the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette - the young, pretty queen who is credited for proclaiming, "Let them eat cake" - lived a life of excess in the French court while her people starved. With illustrations and an appealing story, this book looks at her roles as a mother, a wife, and a trend-setter.
"Marie Antoinette had fun and spent money on beautiful things, while her people starved. But was she as heartless as everyone believed?"--Dust jacket flap.