“No matter how hard she tried to conform, there was always something for which she was judged.”
Discover the true face of Sisi!
„Who wouldn’t wish to travel back in time and meet the real Sisi? To learn how she strove to find her place at the Viennese court and live up to the expectations of her mother-in-law, Archduchess Sophie? To witness a blazing romance and a deeply painful marital crisis?
Reconstructing this period of Sisi’s life with authenticity is no small challenge. Yet on the pages of this novel the events unfold with such vividness and truthfulness that it feels as if we were truly at Empress Elisabeth’s side during the happiest and most tormenting moments of her first eight years at the imperial court.
Viktória Vas has studied the sources with exhaustive thoroughness and gained expertise in the etiquette of the era in order to present court life with authenticity. Her novel proves that it is indeed possible to depict the relationship of the imperial couple with the intimate detail today’s readers long for—without compromising historical accuracy.”
Káli-Rozmis Barbara
Elisabeth-researcher, Book of the Year-winner writer
Viktória Vas has been actively researching the life of Empress Elisabeth for more than twenty years. Since 2019, she has been impersonating Sisi in a wide variety of programs—independently or in collaboration with other performers—as well as in short films and across different media platforms. Her main goal is not only to show a historical figure in Elisabeth, but also the sensitive human being behind the crown.
Expected release date (in Hungarian): October 13, 2025
Publisher: Helikon (established in 1957)