Elisabeth, emperatriz de Austria-Hungría

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While the world was in turmoil, painful social, societal, and political transformations took place throughout Europe, and storms raged in the soul of the Empress of the vast Habsburg Empire, the wife of Franz Joseph. The innocent, fragile being who became empress at just 16 shared the moments of her extraordinary life, her most secret thoughts, and feelings with her most loyal companion, her diary. The empress, regarded as the most beautiful woman of her time, lived a pure life yet was unjustly slandered as a friend of Hungary and could never get used to the hypocrisy of court life. As an escape, she traveled and rode almost all over Europe. Although her original diary was lost to the flames at her request, thanks to the Spanish art historian and writer Ángeles Caso, readers can now hold it in their hands. Her writing is an authentic portrayal of the era and is also an extremely entertaining and exciting read.