Mistress of the Sun, Sandra Gulland
Mistress of the Sun, Sandra Gulland
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Mistress of the Sun

Author: Sandra Gulland

Narrator: Diana Leblanc

Unabridged: 15 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/03/2008


Synopsis

The author of the internationally acclaimed Josephine Bonaparte trilogy returns with another irresistible historical novel, this one based on the life of Louise de la Vallière, who—against all odds—became one of the most mysterious consorts of France's Louis XIV, the charismatic Sun King.

Set against the magnificent decadence of the 17th century court of the Sun King, Mistress of the Sun begins when an eccentric young Louise falls in love with a wild white stallion and uses ancient magic to tame him. This one desperate action of her youth shadows her throughout her life, changing it in ways she could never imagine.

Unmarriageable, and too poor to join a convent, she enters the court of the Sun King as a maid-of-honor, where the King is captivated by her athleticism and her striking grace. As their love unfolds, Louise bears Louis four children, is made a duchess, and reigns unrivaled as his official mistress until dangerous intrigue threatens her position at court and in Louis's heart.

A riveting love story with a captivating mystery at its heart, Mistress of the Sun resurrects a fascinating female figure from the shadows of history, and illuminates both the power of true and perfect love and the rash actions we take to capture and tame it.

About Sandra Gulland

Sandra Gulland is the author of the Josephine Bonaparte series, Mistress of the Sun, and The Shadow Queen. She lives in Killaloe, Ontario and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jing on June 17, 2011

When I finished the book, I sat and stared out the window, and just replayed the whole story in my head. Gulland's writing really made me connect to the character, Petite, or Mademoiselle de la Valliere. I love this book so much, and I fell in love with Petite, her morals and strength, characteristi......more

Goodreads review by C.W. on October 15, 2008

THIS REVIEW WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW: In her first novel in eight years (following the international success of her Josephine B. trilogy) Sandra Gulland has chosen an enigmatic figure—Louise de la Vallière, mistress to Louis XIV and mother of four children by him. Louise h......more

Goodreads review by Elisabeth on February 24, 2009

I have to admit, I was actually somewhat disappointed with this book. I really enjoyed the Josephine B. trilogy, and have read it a few times, and had really expected more from Sandra Gulland's second work. I felt that the characters were rather undeveloped --many of the characters felt very one-dim......more

Goodreads review by Karína on December 30, 2017

Loved this book, I was a bit wary in the beginning but it did have me hooked. Was very excited as I realized towards the end how it relates to the TV series Versailles which is one of my favorites. Great read.......more

Goodreads review by Bethany on December 01, 2021

I love this book like no other book before. I am always afraid to read novels like this because I’m sure they’ll either consist entirely of steamy, ridiculous sex scenes or clinical, dull writing worthy of the dryest of history books. This one was nothing like either! It was actually very demure con......more