The La Motte Woman

Devlin, Mary Martin

ISBN 10: 1944453121 / ISBN 13: 9781944453121

Edité par Cuidono Press, 2021

&Uumlber den AutorrnrnA former professor of English and creative writing at Mount Holyoke College, Mary Martin Devlin has a long-held fascination with the true scandal of the necklace that helped to ruin the reputation of Marie Antoinette. Devl. N° de réf. du vendeur 437488096

Synopsis :

Daughter of a bastard branch of French royalty, Jeanne de La Motte-Valois descends like a whirlwind on 1780s Paris. Jeanne rises by luck and pluck from the depths of childhood beggary to the pinnacle of court and Paris society, and cannot rest until she amasses the riches needed to support a life style befitting a princess. When she crosses paths with Prince Cardinal Louis de Rohan, the handsome, wealthy scion of the mighty house of Rohan, his own obsessive ambitions play perfectly into her plans. Add to this volatile mix the crown jewelers Bohmer and Bassenge, who in their bid for artistic immortality create a diamond necklace whose purchase would bankrupt a nation. From the glittering intricacies of the royal court to the dark cells of the Bastille, the La Motte woman concocts a masterful swindle that will rock the French throne and drag Marie Antoinette's name into the gutter.

À propos de l?auteur: A former professor of English and creative writing at Mount Holyoke College, Mary Martin Devlin has also always had a passion for French literature and culture. When a colleague introduced her to the unpublished memoir of an eighteenth-century French countess, she plunged into translating the young womans account of the capricious fortunes of life at the royal court, which eventually inspired Precious Pawn. Mary Martin Devlin taught as a Fulbright professor in France and Tunisia and has translated and collaborated on books regarding the African AIDS epidemic and the politics of the Congo. Her story "The Resting Wall" was short-listed for the O. Henry Prize in 2003. She now divides her time between Atlanta, Georgia, and the south of France.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The La Motte Woman
Éditeur : Cuidono Press
Date d'édition : 2021
Reliure : Kartoniert / Broschiert
Etat : New