Author:Jean Plaidy
The second of Jean Plaidy's flamboyant French Revolution series.
No longer the well-beloved, Louis XV is becoming ever more unpopular - the huge expense of his court and decades of costly warfare having taken their toll. As the discontent grows, Louis seeks refuge in his extravagances and his mistress, the powerful Marquise de Pompadour. Suspicions, plots and rivalry are rife as Louis's daughters and lovers jostle for his attention and their own standing at Court. Ignoring the unrest in Paris, Louis continues to indulge in frivolities. But how long will Paris stay silent when the death of the Marquise de Pompadour leads to yet another mistress influencing the King?
Her novels are still very much to be enjoyed ... Any writer who can both educate and thrill a reader of any age deserves to be remembered and find new fans ... One only has to look at the TV/Media to see that the appetite for this kind of writing is still very much there
—— Matt Bates, WH Smith TravelJean Plaidy doesn't just write the history, she makes it come alive.
—— Julia Moffat, RNIFull-blooded, dramatic, exciting.
—— ObserverIt is hard to better Jean Plaidy
—— Daily MirrorOne of our best historical novelists
—— News ChronicleThis characteristically gentle story about a family tragedy lingers long in the memory as does all this master's work
—— Irish TimesAn excellent introduction to his sympathetic, refined and humane art, and is a most moving and impressive artefact in itself
—— Independent on SundayA lovely, heartbreaking book
—— New York SunRare...exquisite...a cameo-like perfection
—— New York Herald TribuneSpeaks volumes about heroism and the human condition... A taut, page-turning narrative
—— The TimesIngenious
—— Time Out
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