Flaunting, Extravagant Queen

Dec 6, 2025 3:23 AM

Author:Jean Plaidy

Jean Plaidy's last French Revolution novel, featuring the tragic Marie Antoinette.

At the age of fifteen, Marie Antoinette, beautiful and charming bride to the impotent Dauphin, is plunged into the intrigue of Versailles. Frivolous and reckless, she flouts the strict and demanding etiquette of the glittering court, and discovers the true nature of love, hate and jealousy.

But the clouds of revolution are overhead, and Marie Antoinette, who only wishes to enjoy life, learns too late that the price of her enjoyment is very high...

Reviews

Jean Plaidy doesn't just write the history, she makes it come alive.

—— Julia Moffat, RNA

This recaptures the colour and the lusty dishonesty of the French and English courts of the 16th century. Plaidy addicts will love it

—— Evening Standard

These books are page-turners; they offer a wonderful way to learn about history, their heroines are smart, strong and in control of their destinies and their stories will remain with you for ever...They are a celebration of women's spirit throughout history.

—— Daily Express

Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting

—— Observer

Outstanding

—— Vanity Fair

Jean Plaidy conveys the texture of various patches of the past with such rich complexity

—— Guardian

Outstanding

—— Vanity Fair

Jean Plaidy conveys the texture of various patches of the past with such rich complexity

—— Guardian

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