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Madeleine Clavell\'s shared history with King Louis XIV holds the key to her family\'s life ... or death.
Darkness To Light #1
Thomas Nelson
September 2008
On Sale: September 1, 2008
Featuring: Francois Clavell; Madeleine Clavell; King Louis XIV
365 pages ISBN: 1595548955 EAN: 9781595548955 Trade Size
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Historical
Seventeenth century France is an unsafe time to be a
Huguenot. By order of King Louis XIV, all French Protestants
must immediately convert or face imprisonment—or death. The
king’s dragoons ferret out the nonconformists, pillaging
villages and destroying homesteads.When the king’s soldiers
descend on the Clavell estate, the family’s fate hangs in
the balance. Quickly, quietly, they send their two sons into
hiding, trusting that the young age of their daughter will
guarantee her protection. But the dragoons will not be
dissuaded; they hold the manor hostage looking for clues of
their guilt or innocence. However, Madeleine Clavell, the
lady of the manor, holds a secret—one possible chance to
save the family. She and the king share a past. Once a beautiful young lady in the French court whom Louis
loved, Madeleine travels to Versailles to plead for mercy
from the fickle king, hoping to regain his favor and save
her family. It’s a gamble, but she is left with no other
choice. Madeleine soon faces an agonizing decision—one that
changes her family forever.
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