Sena Jeter Naslund - Abundance: A Novel of Marie Antoinette

Pros: Vivid imagry and word portraits.

Cons: It's fluff, sheer fluff.

The Bottom Line: A great introduction to the world and life of Marie Antoinette, but there isn't that much substance to the story either.

Review: Of late, there seems to be a great deal of notice being paid to the ghost of the French Queen, Marie Antoinette. Several fictional accounts, and several biographies, of varying degrees of profiency have been published in the last five years. A recent ...