- 432 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
"An intriguing romp through Louis XV's France. Filled with lush backdrops, rich detail, and colorful characters, fans of historical fiction will enjoy this glimpse into the lost golden era of the French monarchy." âAllison Pataki, author of The Accidental Empress "Tantalizing descriptions and cliff-hangers will leave the reader rapidly turning the pages in anticipationâŚA wickedly delightful read." â New York Daily News Court intriguers are beginning to sense that young King Louis XV, after seven years of marriage, is tiring of his Polish wife. The race is on to find a mistress for the royal bed as various factions put their best feetâand womenâforward. The King's scheming ministers push sweet, naĂŻve Louise, the eldest of the aristocratic Nesle sisters, into the arms of the King. Over the following decade, she and three of her younger sistersâambitious Pauline; complacent Diane, and cunning Marie Anneâwill conspire, betray, suffer, and triumph in a desperate fight for both love and power as each becomes the king's favorite for a time. In the tradition of The Other Boleyn Girl, The Sisters of Versailles is a clever, intelligent, and absorbing novel that historical fiction fans will devour. Based on meticulous research on a group of women never before written about in English, Sally Christie's stunning debut is a complex exploration of power and sisterhoodâof the admiration, competition, and even hatred that can coexist within a family when the stakes are high enough.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Dedication
- Chapter 1: Hortense
- Part I: One in Love
- Part II: One Takes Over
- Part III: One in Triumph
- A Note from the Author
- Acknowledgments
- âThe Rivals of Versaillesâ Teaser
- About Sally Christie
- Copyright