As a child, Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson meets a gypsy that tells her she will one day be the king’s mistress and a very powerful woman. As she belongs to a modest bourgeois family, this prediction seems very outlandish, but her mother believes it and makes sure Jeanne gets the proper education of a lady. With a little help from her godfather’s connections at court, Jeanne manages to meet Louis XV, and they start a…
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Best Books of 2015
Here is a list of the best books that I’ve read this year and that were published in 2015. Fiction The Truth According to Us – Annie Barrows The Sisters of Versailles – Sally Christie The Dream Lover – Elizabeth Berg The Witch of Napoli – Michael Schmicker The Mapmaker’s Children – Sarah McCoy Non-Fiction A Beginner’s Guide to Paradise – Alex Sheshunoff The Undertaker’s Daughter – Kate Mayfield Post-Traumatic…
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The Sisters of Versailles by Sally Christie
The five Mailly-Nesle sisters lived in early 18th century France. After their mother passed away, the sisters were separated. Louise, the eldest had just gotten married and was a lady-in-waiting to the queen. Pauline and Diane had been sent to a convent, but they dreamt of living in Versailles. Hortense and Marie-Anne stayed with their aunt in a pious and quiet environment. Eventually, four of the five sisters would successively…