Life & Style
The Betrayal of the Duchess by Maurice Samuels
10/29/2020 12:01 AM EST •
10/29/2020 12:05 AM EST
This account of the civil war waged in 19th century France by Duchesse de Berry to regain the throne for her 11 year-old son, the heir to the Bourbon dynasty, filled with intrigue and cross-dressing, documents her betrayal by a confidant, the son of the chief rabbi of France, which sparks a wave of antisemitism that lasted decades.
Richard, Breakwater Books, Guilford