The Rivals of Versailles

by Sally Christie and Sally Christie

Book Overview

And you thought sisters were a thing to fear. In this captivating follow-up to Sally Christie's clever and absorbing debut, we meet none other than the Marquise de Pompadour, one of the greatest beauties of her generation and the first bourgeois mistress ever to grace the hallowed halls of Versailles.The year is 1745 and King Louis XV's bed is once again empty. Enter Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, a beautiful girl from the middle classes. As a child,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501102990
• ISBN13: 9781501102998
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Atria Books
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 8.2"