Before Versailles: A Novel of Louis XIV

The author of Before Versailles: A Novel of Louis XIV is Karleen Koen Louis XIV is one of the best-known monarchs ever to grace the French But what was he like as a young man—the man before Versailles?   After the death of his prime minister, Cardinal Mazarin, twenty-two-year-old Louis steps into governing He’s still a young man, but one who, as king, willfully takes everything he can get—including his brother’s As the love affair between Louis and Princess Henriette burns, it sets the kingdom on the road toward unmistakable scandal and conflict with the Every woman wants He must face what he is willing to sacrifice for there are other problems lurking outside the chateau of Fontainebleau: a boy in an iron mask has been seen in the woods, and the king’s finance minister, Nicolas Fouquet, has proven to be more powerful than Louis ever thought—a man who could make a great ally or become a dangerous foe researched and vividly brought to life by the gorgeous prose of Karleen Koen, Before Versailles dares to explore the forces that shaped an iconic king and determined the fate of an.This title is available at BookMoving on Karleen Koen's eBooks, .Before Versailles: A Novel of ... Textbook, course, ebook, pdf, download at bookmoving .