The sisters of Versailles : a novel
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New York : Atria Paperback, 2015.
ISBN
9781501102967, 1501102966
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Hinsdale Public Library - Stacks | F CHRISTIE, S | On Shelf |
Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Floor | FICTION CHRISTIE | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographical fiction.
Châteauroux, Marie Anne de Mailly-Nesle, -- duchesse de, -- 1717-1744 -- Fiction.
Fiction.
France -- Court and courtiers -- Fiction.
France -- History -- Louis XV, 1715-1774 -- Fiction.
France -- Kings and rulers -- Paramours -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
History.
Louis -- XV, -- King of France, -- 1710-1774 -- Fiction.
Mailly, Louise Julie, -- comtesse de, -- 1710-1751 -- Fiction.
Vintimille Du Luc, Pauline de Mailly-Nesle, -- marquise de, -- 1712-1741 -- Fiction.
Châteauroux, Marie Anne de Mailly-Nesle, -- duchesse de, -- 1717-1744 -- Fiction.
Fiction.
France -- Court and courtiers -- Fiction.
France -- History -- Louis XV, 1715-1774 -- Fiction.
France -- Kings and rulers -- Paramours -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
History.
Louis -- XV, -- King of France, -- 1710-1774 -- Fiction.
Mailly, Louise Julie, -- comtesse de, -- 1710-1751 -- Fiction.
Vintimille Du Luc, Pauline de Mailly-Nesle, -- marquise de, -- 1712-1741 -- Fiction.
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Published
New York : Atria Paperback, 2015.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
420 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9781501102967, 1501102966
Notes
Description
"A sumptuous and sensual tale of power, romance, family, and betrayal centered around four sisters and one King. Carefully researched and ornately detailed, The Sisters of Versailles is the first book in an exciting new historical fiction trilogy about King Louis XV, France's most "well-beloved" monarch, and the women who shared his heart and his bed. Goodness, but sisters are a thing to fear. Set against the lavish backdrop of the French Court in the early years of the 18th century, The Sisters of Versailles is the extraordinary tale of the five Nesle sisters--Louise, Pauline, Diane, Hortense, and Marie-Anne--four of whom became mistresses to King Louis XV. Their scandalous story is stranger than fiction but true in every shocking, amusing, and heartbreaking detail. 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 foot--and women--forward. The King's scheming ministers push Louise, the eldest of the aristocratic Nesle sisters, into the arms of the King. Over the following decade, the four sisters--sweet, naive Louise; ambitious Pauline; complacent Diane, and cunning Marie Anne--will conspire, betray, suffer, and triumph in a desperate fight for both love and power. 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 sisterhood--of the admiration, competition, and even hatred that can coexist within a family when the stakes are high enough"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Christie, S. (2015). The sisters of Versailles: a novel (First Atria paperback edition.). Atria Paperback.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Christie, Sally, 1971-. 2015. The Sisters of Versailles: A Novel. Atria Paperback.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Christie, Sally, 1971-. The Sisters of Versailles: A Novel Atria Paperback, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Christie, Sally. The Sisters of Versailles: A Novel First Atria paperback edition., Atria Paperback, 2015.
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