When my sister and I arrived at the final room of Madame Tussaud’s Time Square, I saw her: Marie Tussaud. She wears a simple white dress with a subtle blue floral pattern and she’s been sculpted later in life, not the woman in her twenties and early thirties who occupies the pages of Michelle Moran’s Madame Tussaud. But I knew her instantly. She tilts her head to one side while holding out a hat, as if she’s about to set it upon icy Napoleon who’s standing a few feet away from her. Her expression is proud and peaceful, a woman who has overcome incredible hardship.
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Posts Tagged ‘Michelle Moran’
Editor Heather Lazare on Visiting Madame Tussaud’s
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011Press Release: Launch of Madame Tussaud by Michelle Moran
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011On February 15, 2011, Madame Tussauds Hollywood will host the premier book launch event for MADAME TUSSAUD: A Novel of the French Revolution. Written by national bestselling author Michelle Moran, MADAME TUSSAUD tells the story of the French Revolution as seen through the eyes of Marie Grosholtz, the woman who would come to be known around the world as Madame Tussaud.
Press Release: Madame Tussaud by Michelle Moran
Monday, January 24th, 2011
While many have written about revolutionary France and its infamous players, Moran breaks away from the pack with a well-known, yet relatively unexamined narrator: Marie Tussaud. The woman better known as Madame, Marie was an eye witness to the Revolution and experienced its terror firsthand. In MADAME TUSSAUD, Moran channels Marie to provide a fictionalized account of her life and this momentous time in history.
Michelle Moran on the Real Madame Tussaud
Thursday, January 13th, 2011
I think the fascination with Madame Tussaud comes from the fact that the life she created was as intricate and mystifying as her artistry itself. Here was a woman who was asked to tutor the king’s sister, yet she managed to keep her head during the Reign of Terror when women were being imprisoned for nothing more than wearing the wrong color. She navigated two very different worlds – the court of Versailles and the streets of Paris – and against all odds, lived to tell the tale. And through it all, it was her artistry that saved her.
Cleopatra’s Daughter by Michelle Moran Now in Paperback
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Based on meticulous research, Cleopatra’s Daughter is a fascinating portrait of imperial Rome and of the people and events of this glorious and most tumultuous period in human history. Emerging from the shadows of the past, Selene, a young woman of irresistible charm and preternatural intelligence, will capture your heart. Read an excerpt of Cleopatra’s Daughter and learn how you can connect with Michelle online. She’s gathered everything you need for a very special book group meeting!
Michelle Moran
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
Michelle Moran is a huge book group favorite and will speak with your group via a speakerphone chat! This is your opportunity to ask the author any question you want! Which characters in the novel are real? Which are fictional? What is it like to be an author? How do you become one? Make your next meeting super special by inviting Michelle to join the discussion.
