{"id":2605,"date":"2015-09-04T12:34:15","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T17:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cecilesune.com\/?p=2605"},"modified":"2018-12-09T21:22:02","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T02:22:02","slug":"the-sisters-of-versailles-by-sally-christie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cecilesune.com\/the-sisters-of-versailles-by-sally-christie\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sisters of Versailles by Sally Christie"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2539\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2539\" style=\"width: 194px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/The-Sisters-Versailles-A-Novel\/dp\/1501102966\/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1441288993&amp;sr=8-1&amp;tag=revepassfaci-20\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2539 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/The-Sisters-of-Versailles-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Sisters of Versailles by Sally Christie\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/The-Sisters-of-Versailles-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/The-Sisters-of-Versailles-300x463.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/The-Sisters-of-Versailles.jpg 323w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Sisters of Versailles by Sally Christie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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 become mistresses of King Louis XV. This is their incredible story, full of intrigue and heartbreak.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Sisters of Versailles<\/em> is the first book in the Versailles trilogy about the mistresses of Louis XV. The author wanted at first to write a non-fiction about the Mailly-Nesle sisters, but decided on fiction instead, as there was little information available when she conducted her research. Sally Christie has an entertaining\u00a0and humorous writing style. I especially\u00a0enjoyed the excuses Pauline invents for the reasons why Diane rarely\u00a0writes to Louise. Moreover, each sister has a distinct personality. Diane, a clumsy and candid young woman, was my favorite as she was a good person and lacked the artifice of the courtiers. However, the\u00a0dialogues were sometimes too contemporary for a historical fiction. In addition, I would have liked to know more about their father and what happened to him. On the whole though, this was a fascinating novel, and I can&#8217;t wait for the second book in the series, <em>The Rivals of Versailles<\/em>, that will tell the story of Madame de Pompadour.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Sisters of Versailles<\/em> was sent to me for free in exchange for an honest review.<\/p>\n<p>About the author and her work: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sallychristieauthor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sally Christie&#8217;s Website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fun facts about the author and the book:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Her love of history started when she was 10 and she read <em>Mary, Queen of Scots<\/em> by Antonia Fraser.<\/li>\n<li>She discovered the story of the Mailly-Nesle\u00a0sisters on Wikipedia.<\/li>\n<li>Sally Christie\u00a0was born in England but now lives in Toronto, Canada.<\/li>\n<li>She likes to play tennis and Scrabble.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you liked this book you might also like:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2614\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2614\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Abundance-Novel-Of-Marie-Antoinette\/dp\/0060825405\/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1441290315&amp;sr=1-1&amp;tag=revepassfaci-20\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2614 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Abundance-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Abundance by Sena Jeter Naslund\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Abundance-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Abundance-300x451.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Abundance.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abundance by Sena Jeter Naslund<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2613\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2613\" style=\"width: 197px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Exit-Actress-Novel-Priya-Parmar\/dp\/1439171173\/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1441290223&amp;sr=1-1&amp;tag=revepassfaci-20\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2613 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Exit-the-Actress-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"Exit the Actress by Priya Parmar\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Exit-the-Actress-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Exit-the-Actress.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exit the Actress by Priya Parmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1555\" style=\"width: 177px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Passionate-Minds-Chatelet-Voltaire-Enlightenment\/dp\/0307237214\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1441290003&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=Passionate+Minds+by+David+Bodanis&amp;tag=revepassfaci-20\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1555\" src=\"http:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Passionate-Minds-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"Passionate Minds by David Bodanis\" width=\"177\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Passionate Minds by David Bodanis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1065\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1065\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Other-Boleyn-Girl-Philippa-Gregory\/dp\/B001KZI7SG\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1441289883&amp;sr=1-1&amp;tag=revepassfaci-20\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1065 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/cecilesune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/The-Other-Boleyn-Girl-e1402326526502.jpg\" alt=\"The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory\" width=\"180\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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