An Evening with Nancy Goldstone, Author of In the Shadow of the Empress: The Defiant Lives of Maria Theresa, Mother of Marie Antoinette, and Her Daughters The Hudson Library & Historical Society will host a live virtual streaming event with Nancy Goldstone author of In the Shadow of the Empress: The Defiant Lives of Maria Theresa, Mother of Marie Antoinette, and her Daughters. The riveting story of four exceptional women who changed the course of history, Goldstone’s book is “mesmerizing” and “isn’t to be missed,” according to a Publishers Weekly starred review.