The Enemies Of Versailles: A Novel (The Mistresses Of Versailles Trilogy)

Jeanne Becu, a woman of astounding beauty but humble birth, works her way from the grimy back streets of Paris to the palace of Versailles, where the aging King Louis XV has become a jaded and bitter old philanderer. As the Comtesse du Barry, Jeanne quickly becomes his official mistress. After decades of suffering the King's endless stream of Royal Favorites, the princesses of the Court have reached a breaking point. Horrified that he would bring the lowborn Comtesse du Barry into the hallowed halls of Versailles, Louis XV's daughters, led by the indomitable Madame Adelaide, vow eternal enmity and enlist the young dauphiness Marie Antoinette in their fight against the new mistress. But as tensions rise and the French Revolution draws closer, a prostitute in the palace soon becomes the least of the nobility's concerns.

Author: Sally Christie

Publisher: Atria Books

Publication Date: Mar 21, 2017

Number of Pages: 416 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback/Fiction

ISBN-10: 1501103024

ISBN-13: 9781501103025