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Flaunting, Extravagant Queen
Jean Plaidy
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Description for Flaunting, Extravagant Queen
Paperback. At the age of fifteen, Marie Antoinette, beautiful and charming bride to the impotent Dauphin, is plunged into the intrigue of Versailles. Frivolous and reckless, she flouts the strict and demanding etiquette of the glittering court, and discovers the true nature of love, hate and jealousy. Series: French Revolution. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 350.
At the age of fifteen, Marie Antoinette, beautiful and charming bride to the impotent Dauphin, is plunged into the intrigue of Versailles. Frivolous and reckless, she flouts the strict and demanding etiquette of the glittering court, and discovers the true nature of love, hate and jealousy.
But the clouds of revolution are overhead, and Marie Antoinette, who only wishes to enjoy life, learns too late that the price of her enjoyment is very high...
'One of our best historical novelists brings to life wayward, capricious Marie Antoinette' News Chronicle
'Flaunting, Extravagant Queen has the colour, liveliness, and sensitivity with which one has come to associate this author's historical novels' Scotsman
Product Details
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
French Revolution
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099493389
SKU
V9780099493389
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Ref
99-2
About Jean Plaidy
Jean Plaidy, one of the pre-eminent 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. For further information about our Jean Plaidy reissues and mailing list, please visit www.randomhouse.co.uk/minisites/jeanplaidy
Reviews for Flaunting, Extravagant Queen
Jean Plaidy doesn't just write the history, she makes it come alive.
Julia Moffat, RNA This recaptures the colour and the lusty dishonesty of the French and English courts of the 16th century. Plaidy addicts will love it
Evening Standard
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
Julia Moffat, RNA This recaptures the colour and the lusty dishonesty of the French and English courts of the 16th century. Plaidy addicts will love it
Evening Standard
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