the sisters of versailles a novel sally christie

Based on meticulous research on a group of women neverīefore written about in English, Sally Christie's stunning debut is aĬomplex exploration of power and sisterhood of the admiration,Ĭompetition, and even hatred that can coexist within a family when the Is a clever, intelligent, and absorbing novel that historical fictionįans will devour. In the tradition of The Other Boleyn Girl, The Sisters of Versailles Over the following decade, the four sisters:sweet, naive Louise Īmbitious Pauline complacent Diane, and cunning Marie Anne, willĬonspire, betray, suffer, and triumph in a desperate fight for both love The King's scheming ministers push Louise, theĮldest of the aristocratic Nesle sisters, into the arms of the King. Mistress for the royal bed as various factions put their best foot -Īnd women - forward.

Years of marriage, is tiring of his Polish wife. Intriguers are beginning to sense that young King Louis XV, after seven Their scandalous story is stranger than fiction but true inĮvery shocking, amusing, and heartbreaking detail. The extraordinary tale of the five Nesle sisters: Louise, Pauline,ĭiane, Hortense, and Marie-Anne, four of whom became mistresses to King Set against the lavish backdrop of the French Court in the early years of the 18th century, The Sisters of Versailles is Goodness, but sisters are a thing to fear. King Louis XV, France's most 'well-beloved' monarch, and the women who Is the first book in an exciting new historical fiction trilogy about Carefully researched and ornately detailed, The Sisters of Versailles Tale of power, romance, family, and betrayal centered around four

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The sisters of versailles a novel sally christie