| Mistress of the Sun Contributor(s): Gulland, Sandra (Author) |
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ISBN: 0743298926 ISBN-13: 9780743298926 Publisher: Atria Books OUR PRICE: $23.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: The author of the internationally acclaimed Josephine Bonaparte trilogy returns with another irresistible historical novel, this one based on the life of Louise de la Valliere, who, against all odds, became one of the most mysterious consorts of France's Louis XIV. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Romance - Historical - Renaissance - Fiction | Historical - Renaissance |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008008158 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.75 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The author of the internationally acclaimed Josephine Bonaparte trilogy returns with another irresistible historical novel, this one based on the life of Louise de la Valli re, who, against all odds, became one of the most mysterious consorts of France's Louis XIV, the charismatic Sun King. Set against the magnificent decadence of the seventeenth-century French court, Mistress of the Sun begins when an eccentric young Louise falls in love with a wild white stallion and uses ancient magic to tame him. This one desperate action of her youth shadows her throughout her life, changing it in ways she could never imagine. Unmarriageable, and too poor to join a convent, Louise enters the court of the Sun King, where the king is captivated by her. As their love unfolds, Louise bears Louis four children, is made a duchess, and reigns unrivaled as his official mistress until dangerous intrigue threatens her position at court and in Louis's heart. A riveting love story with a captivating mystery at its heart, Mistress of the Sun illuminates both the power of true and perfect love and the rash actions we take to capture and tame it. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gulland, Sandra: - Sandra Gulland is the author of Mistress of the Sun; The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B.; Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe; and The Last Great Dance on Earth. She lives in Killaloe, Ontario, and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. |