About the book: 2003 / The novel by American writer E. Barrington is based on the story of the famous diamond necklace, which played a fatal role in the life and fate of the French queen Marie Antoinette (1755 -1793). The youngest daughter of the Austrian Empress Maria Theresa at the age of 15 was married to the Dauphin Louis (the future French King Louis XVI). The lifestyle of the young, inexperienced queen, who often violated the ceremonies of the Versailles court, from the very beginning gave rise to numerous gossip. The queen's reputation was especially damaged by the story of the famous diamond necklace, which ultimately played a fatal role in her fate....