Louis the Well-Beloved: (French Revolution)

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Louis the Well-Beloved: (French Revolution)

Author(s): Jean Plaidy (Author)

  • Publisher: Arrow
  • Publication Date: 4 Oct. 2007
  • Language: English
  • Print length: 368 pages
  • ISBN-10: 0099493365
  • ISBN-13: 9780099493365

Book Description

France eagerly awaits the day the young King, Louis XV, comes of age and breaks free from the rule of his ministers. The country hopes Louis will bring back glory and prosperity to France. However, he is too preoccupied with the thrills of hunting and gambling to notice the power struggle going on in his own court. Soon, the King is introduced to the pleasures of mistresses and a succession of lovers follows. From the gentle persuasions of Madame de Mailley to her overtly ambitious sister, Madame Vintimille, France stands by and watches a King ruled by his women...

Editorial Reviews

Review

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

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 Travel

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

One of our best historical novelists ― News Chronicle

Plaidy has brought the past to life ― Times Literary Supplement

About the Author

Jean Plaidy, one of the preeminent authors of historical fiction for most of the twentieth century, is the pen name of the prolific English author Eleanor Hibbert, also know as Victoria Holt. Jean Plaidy's novels had sold more than 14 million copies worldwide by the time of her death in 1993.

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