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Highlights
- 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.
- Author(s): Lisa Hilton
- 384 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Historical
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About the Book
In her superb new biography, Hilton chronicles the life of this extraordinary woman, known as "the real Queen of France," who reigned as official mistress to Louis XIV during the most glorious period of "the splendid century."Book Synopsis
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.Review Quotes
""At last, Louis XIV's spurned mistress has her day in the sun. Lisa Hilton has rescued Athenais from her undeserving obscurity. Here she lies before us in all her glory--and pain--one of the most compelling women of her age."
Dimensions (Overall): 8.51 Inches (H) x 5.52 Inches (W) x .95 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.07 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 384
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Historical
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Lisa Hilton
Language: English
Street Date: July 14, 2004
TCIN: 78711114
UPC: 9780316778510
Item Number (DPCI): 247-26-0932
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 1.07 pounds
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