Feb 21, Marquise rated it really liked it Shelves: This book is a true marvel. Can she drag herself out of the underworld and herself back up again? After a legal battle in France lasting nearly a decade, she reached an agreement which left her the sole owner of the works. I am thinking of three scenes of this type that particularly grated on me for how useless they were within the narrative, that I can guess won't fare well with some readers either. 
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The historical research made for the book is hugeeven in small details. Her adventures take her down to the very dregs of the Paris underworld to the height of the french court, from the Mediterranean with its diverse politics to the revolt caused by the withdrawal of the Edict of Nantes and finally to the New World, where the fingers of the French court and the papal influence still tries to pull her into a morass of politcal deviousness that threatens to destroy her life and family.
Angelique (Angelique: Original version, #1) by Anne Golon
If anyone can help please do!! She ends up in Quebec, for heaven's sake! For one thing we begin to get an idea of why Molines would bother engaging in business with a poor nobleman who he has to constantly help in money matters.
Vivi rated it it was amazing Jun 05, This is an intricate multi-layered story and very well written. View xerge 4 comments. Angelique is not fluff in the least.
It is the story of a young french girl of impoverished nobility who is married off to a french Count who wants the land that is part of her dowry. After a legal battle in Ggolon lasting nearly a decade, she reached an agreement which left her the sole owner of the works.
Other books in the series. She's beautiful and everyone desires her, yes, but she's emotionally and physically scarred and feels very real. It is expected a last book Regrettably the covers lead one to believe it is a raunchy series but the depth and scope of historical fact interwoven with fiction is amazing.
Susana neighborno last name. What should I say about this book? Don't judge a book by its cover. Mar 03, Elizabeth rated it liked it.
Set in 17th-century France, this follows our tomboyish heroine Angelique from her free-spirited childhood in the Poitevin countryside to her arranged marriage.
Actually, there anen a wide gallery of characters, and each one of them, even the smallest, is carefully presented.
Angelique, the Road to Versailles
All her life was pure adventure from the beginning to the end She rises from dust to riches, falls back into the depths of poverty, only to come out victorious again. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Jul 23, Ruth rated it really liked it Shelves: I bought mine on Amazon and it was very inexpensive.
From what I can tell, the books are historically accuratewhich made History at school a lot less boring. I have to say this.
It will not disappoint. I read this book when Golno was 13 or so, and as crazy as it may sound it changed my tender life back then. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. I first read the first three books abdjelika I was 8, and I thought this was the most amazing, entertaining, edge-of-your-seat story that I would ever encounter in my life. Tiia rated it liked it Aug 16, Please allow me to explain. Sep 23, Jane rated it it was amazing Shelves: The husband and wife Serge and Anne Golan gave such a precious gift to us with the writing of these books.
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