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During the 1930s, Maud, an artist, discovers she has a psychic gift. The first signs manifest themselves in the royal gardens of the Trianon where gradually she understands that a woman from the beyond is attempting to communicate with her. The revelation is beyond belief: it is the ghost of Marie Antoinette appearing to her to share a terrible secret that has tormented her for centuries.

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STARRED REVIEW. Goetzinger is in fine form showcasing the fashions and interiors of eighteenth century Versailles and 1930s Paris, full of characters drawn in her inimitable, elegantly modeled style. <i>Marie Antoinette: Phantom Queen</i> combines history, biography, and fantasy for a rich, quick read. Annie Bostrom, <i> Booklist</i> starred review

""A sprightly tale told with lavish scenes and witty dialogue."" --Richard Pachter, Miami Herald ""Radiant art."" --Publishers Weekly ""STARRED REVIEW. Goetzinger is in fine form showcasing the fashions and interiors of eighteenth century Versailles and 1930s Paris, full of characters drawn in her inimitable, elegantly modeled style. Marie Antoinette: Phantom Queen combines history, biography, and fantasy for a rich, quick read."" --Annie Bostrom, Booklist starred review

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Multiple award winner, including the prestigious Angouleme Awards, Rodolphe has been a literature professor, bookseller and journalist, writing many books from fiction to children's books. Most of all he is celebrated in comics as a critic, exhibit organizer and writer where he has collaborated extensively with many of France's major comics artists on over 150 diverse titles. One of the Grandes Dames of comics in France, Annie Goetzinger has had a distinguished and award winning career not only in comics but also in theater costume design and illustration, most notably for the newspaper Le Monde.

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