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An Uncommon Woman by Hannah Pakula (1995, Hardcover) 
An Uncommon Woman by Hannah Pakula (1995, Hardcover)

 
An Uncommon Woman by Hannah Pakula (1995, Hardcover)

Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: 1995-11-01
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0684808188
ISBN-13: 9780684808185
Product ID: EPID1128854
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Publication Date:1995-11-01

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Length:700 pages
Height:10.0 in
Width:6.0 in
Thickness:2.0 in
Weight:19.8 oz

Publisher's Note
A retelling of the life of Princess Victoria, the daughter of Queen Victoria, who married the Crown Prince of Prussia and gave birth to Kaiser Wilhelm, vividly portrays an era of ambition, war, and revolution.

Industry Reviews
"Ms. Pakula...is both clear and thorough in her treatment of [the Empress's] many losing political battles...[and] has given us a striking example of 19th-century sexism; and the result is a detailed and horrifying account of a whole society gone wrong...we hear the voices of mother and daughter as we read 'An Uncommon Woman', and they are sharp, eloquent, and engaging. The result is a highly readable book that manages to be both a history of the times and a highly personal portrait."
New York Times Book Review - Olivier Bernier (11/19/1995)

"...Hannah Pakula's magnificent life of Queen Victoria's daughter...managed to reduce the reader--all right, me--to tears with her calm tale of not just an uncommon woman but an extraordinary woman, and a great historical tragedy."
Spectator - Philip Hensher (11/16/1996)

"If this book were a person, she'd be a joy to know; handsome, intelligent, full of information but never, ever dull....[Pakula] lures the reader into a fully formed world with a deft and subtle touch."
Hughes

"Beautifully paced and unfailingly coherent, it is an account not only of Vicky's life but also of the antidemocratic dangers that were inherent in the formation of the German empire."
Hughes

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