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Thomas Dunne
August 2015
On Sale: August 4, 2015
336 pages
ISBN: 1250057094
EAN: 9781250057099
Kindle: B00S53XDE4
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Historical | Women's Fiction
Fraught with conspiracy and passion, the Sun King's
opulent court is brought to vivid life in this
captivating tale about a woman whose love was more
powerful than magic. The alignment of the stars at Marie Mancini's birth
warned that although she would be gifted at divination,
she was destined to disgrace her family. Ignoring the
dark warnings of his sister and astrologers, Cardinal
Mazarin brings his niece to the French court, where the
forbidden occult arts thrive in secret. In France, Marie
learns her uncle has become the power behind the throne
by using her sister Olympia to hold the Sun King, Louis
XIV, in thrall. Desperate to avoid her mother's dying wish that she
spend her life in a convent, Marie burns her grimoire,
trading Italian superstitions for polite sophistication.
But as her star rises, King Louis becomes enchanted by
Marie's charm. Sensing a chance to grasp even greater
glory, Cardinal Mazarin pits the sisters against each
other, showering Marie with diamonds and silks in
exchange for bending King Louis to his will. Disgusted by Mazarin's ruthlessness, Marie rebels. She
sacrifices everything, but exposing Mazarin's deepest
secret threatens to tear France apart. When even King
Louis's love fails to protect Marie, she must summon her
forbidden powers of divination to shield her family,
protect France, and help the Sun King fulfill his
destiny.
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