Review: The Reluctant Empress
Nutzerbericht - Eddy Allen - GoodreadsEmpress Elisabeth of Austria, known to her family as Sisi, belongs to a famous love story of European royalty. In 1853, the Emperor Franz Josef, the most eligible bachelor in Europe, fell in love with ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: The Reluctant Empress
Nutzerbericht - Sina - GoodreadsBy far the best biography on the Empress Elisabeth I have read. This author does not attempt to reinvent, or romanticize Sisi's history. If you are interested in really understanding the woman who was ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: The Reluctant Empress
Nutzerbericht - Gary Inbinder - Goodreads“Reluctant” is an understatement. When fifteen-year-old Elisabeth (Sisi) Duchess of Bavaria met her cousin, twenty-three-year-old Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria, it was as a younger sister of the ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: The Reluctant Empress
Nutzerbericht - Karen - GoodreadsI visited Austria a year ago and first became aware of Empress Elizabeth, known as Sissi. Visiting the crown jewels and the state apartments at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna was thrilling. I saw some ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: The Reluctant Empress
Nutzerbericht - Averil - GoodreadsWhat a biography! Astonishing depth of detail and research. Sisi was an extremely complicated woman, at times so admirable, but often abhorrent, and ever the reluctant Empress. Fascinated by her ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: The Reluctant Empress
Nutzerbericht - Vicky - GoodreadsEver since I was a little girl I've been interested in Empress Elisabeth of Austria, also known as Sisi (and yes, I have to correct it everytime I see it written with two 's'), one reason for that it ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: The Reluctant Empress
Nutzerbericht - Fatima - GoodreadsIt's a hard to enjoy a biography when the author seems to hate the book's subject, persisting with a biased narrative. It was an interesting to read, if somewhat bitter. I wish Hamann could have made an effort to portray Elisabeth as likable, at least. Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: The Reluctant Empress
Nutzerbericht - Kathleen Wells - GoodreadsFantastic book about a truely interesting character who I wasnt aware of until I visited Vienna some years ago (and bought this book). I have read this book about 3 times and would recommend it. Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: The Reluctant Empress
Nutzerbericht - Brownleeg - GoodreadsA very well written biography of an extraordinary, tragic woman. Elisabeth married into a life that she didn't want, and refused to conform to it. Though she was selfish and lacked a sense of ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: The Reluctant Empress
Nutzerbericht - Laura - GoodreadsThe most objectively written biography of Elisabeth that I've found. There's no "the poor little princess burst out in tears and felt her heart pound" descriptions and certainly no added romance nor ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
