Louis the Well-Beloved
  • Published: 3 December 2007
  • ISBN: 9780099493365
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $22.99

Louis the Well-Beloved

(French Revolution)

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15 Feb 2011
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3 Dec 2007
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The first of Jean Plaidy's flamboyant French Revolution series

France eagerly awaits the day the young King, Louis XV, comes of age and breaks free from the rule of his ministers. The country hopes Louis will bring back glory and prosperity to France. However, he is too preoccupied with the thrills of hunting and gambling to notice the power struggle going on in his own court. Soon, the King is introduced to the pleasures of mistresses and a succession of lovers follows. From the gentle persuasions of Madame de Mailley to her overtly ambitious sister, Madame Vintimille, France stands by and watches a King ruled by his women...
  • Published: 3 December 2007
  • ISBN: 9780099493365
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $22.99
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About the author

Jean Plaidy

Jean Plaidy, one of the preeminent 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.

Also by Jean Plaidy

The Bastard King
The Lion of Justice
The Passionate Enemies
The Spanish Bridegroom
The Queen of Diamonds
Daughter of Satan
Caroline the Queen
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Praise for Louis the Well-Beloved

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

Her novels are still very much to be enjoyed ... Any writer who can both educate and thrill a reader of any age deserves to be remembered and find new fans ... One only has to look at the TV/Media to see that the appetite for this kind of writing is still very much there

Matt Bates, WH Smith Travel

Outstanding

Vanity Fair

Jean Plaidy conveys the texture of various patches of the past with such rich complexity

Guardian

Jean Plaidy doesn't just write the history, she makes it come alive.

Julia Moffat, RNA

One of our best historical novelists

News Chronicle

Plaidy has brought the past to life

Times Literary Supplement