num_pages: 451
description: A singular new voice in historical fiction. A time of decadence in a country embroiled in revolution. An unforgettably high-spirited heroine. Set in opulent decadent turbulent revolutionary France Mistress of the Revolution is the story of Gabrielle de Montserrat. An impoverished noblewoman blessed with fiery red hair and a mischievous demeanor Gabrielle is only fifteen when she meets her true love a commoner named Pierre-Andr Coffinhal. But her brother forbids their union choosing for her instead an aging wealthy baron. Widowed and a mother while still a teen Gabrielle arrives at the court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in time to be swept up in the emerging cataclysm. As a new order rises Gabrielle finds her own lovely neck on the chopping blockand who should be selected to sit on the Revolutionary Tribunal but her first love Pierre-Andr. . . . Replete with historical detail complex and realistic characters (several of whom actually existed) and a heroine who demandsand rewardsattention Mistress of the Revolution is an unforgettable debut. A stunning new talent in historical fiction makes her debut with a novel perfect for readers of In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant
language: English
title: Mistress of the Revolution
publisher: Dutton Adult