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Athenais : The Life of Louis XIV's Mistress, the Real Queen of France
by Lisa Hilton 2020-07-09 04:13:21
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As lovely and charming as she was shrewd and calculating, Athenais de Montespan became the most powerful noblewoman of her day by brilliantly manipulating her forbidden role as mistress of King Louis XIV. With a lively narrative style that reads like... Read more
As lovely and charming as she was shrewd and calculating, Athenais de Montespan became the most powerful noblewoman of her day by brilliantly manipulating her forbidden role as mistress of King Louis XIV. With a lively narrative style that reads like fiction, Hilton reveals the woman behind the most dazzling days of the Sun King's reign. photos. Less
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  • 8.51x5.52x0.95inches
  • 384
  • Back Bay Books
  • July 1, 2004
  • English
  • 9780316778510
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Lisa Hilton
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Lisa Hilton is a biographer, art historian and the author of the internationally bestselling art world thriller series Maestra. She has been reviewing for the TLS for over twenty years. Lisa lives in ...
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