Title: The French mistress
Subtitle: a novel of the Duchess of Portsmouth & King Charles II
Description: From the author of The King’s Favorite—a new novel based on a dazzling and decadent true story of Restoration England.The daughter of a poor nobleman, Louise leaves the French countryside for the court of King Louis XIV, where she must not only please the tastes of the jaded king, but serve as a spy for France. With few friends, many rivals, and ever-shifting loyalties, Louise learns the perils of her new role. Yet she is too ambitious to be a pawn in the intrigues of others. With the promise of riches, power, and even the love of a king, Louise creates her own destiny in a dance of intrigue between two monarchs—and two countries.
Subjects: Fiction, History, Mistresses, Kings and rulers, Paramours, Historical Fiction, Fiction, historical, France, fiction
Places: Great Britain, France
People: Charles II King of England (1630-1685), Louise-Renée de Kéroualle Duchess of Portsmouth and Aubigny (1649-1734)
Time periods: Louis XIV, 1643-1715, Charles II, 1660-1685