The Man Who Outshone the Sun King: A Life of Gleaming Opulence and Wretched Reversal in the Reign of Louis XIV
Library Journal, 11/1/08“Long-neglected Frenchman Nicholas Foucquet has finally found a sympathetic chronicler of his fascinating and influential life…Drazin's characterization of Foucquet's fate provides graphic insight…[Written] with the general reader in mind.”Santa Fe New Mexican, 3/13/09“Drazin’s writing is…competent and readable…This is an informative book.”HistoryWire.com, 7/11/09“The gripping saga of Louis's first minister, builder of the opulent chateau of Vaux-le-Vicomte, patron of the arts, and lover of beautiful women, but also the man who ended up convicted of embezzlement and treason…Graceful prose.”Reference and Research Book News, August 2009“Reveal[s] Foucquet's colorful and extravagant life and the King's envy, jealousy and eventual betrayal.”