A Walk on Broken Glass: Elisabeth, Empress of Austria

by Gloria Allan

Overview

Born of royal blood, 15-year-old Elisabeth (Sisi) is a free-spirited child of nature with no social graces to speak of when Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria, falls madly in love with her. In 1854, as the new Empress of Austria, she is swept into the harsh world of the Habsburg Empire with its power struggles and political intrigues. Elisabeth's mother-in-law is determined to crush her spirit and her husband has a roving eye that never misses the next pretty lady. But Elisabeth is no ordinary woman. In the face of adversity, her determination emerges unbounded and she makes her beauty one of her strengths. While blazing her own path to power and freedom, true love enters her life. A Walk on Broken Glass is a compelling story of Elisabeth's loves, tragedies, and triumphs. Her love of Hungarians brought about her greatest achievement -- helping to influence the formation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781926991795
Publisher:	Granville Island Publishing Ltd.
Publication date:	05/01/2014
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	499,967
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

Family Tree x

Prologue xiii

Part 1 — Hope and Betrayal

Elisabeth — Bavaria, 1853 1

Franz Joseph 22

First Meeting 45

Against the Tide 73

Farewell 85

Entry to Vienna 92

Until Death Do Us Part 96

A Dream Buried in Dust 115

Triumph and Disaster 158

Part 2 — Love and Tragedy

The Search 191 Return — 1862 201

Julius Andrássy 217

Bay Middleton 265

Rudolf 275

Solace 301

Epilogue 313

Acknowledgements 317