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“The Shadow Queen is an epic feast for the senses with a cast of characters that includes Moliere, Racine, and the Sun King himself.” Melanie Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author of The Aviator’s Wife
“A captivating glimpse into the theater, court life, and black arts of seventeenth-century Paris.” Cathy Marie Buchanan, author of The Painted Girls
“Gulland uses her meticulous research with consummate skill, rendering vivid the luxury and squalor of Louis XIV’s France and breathing life into fully formed characters.” Tasha Alexander, New York Times bestselling author
“This book is lyrical, fascinating, and seeped in history, drama, and emotion.” M. J. Rose, author of The Last Tiara
“Has all the ingredients readers love, blending passion, adventure, pageantry, and danger into a heady brew as intoxicating as it is unforgettable.” C. W. Gortner, author of The Queen’s Vow
“A quick-paced, captivating tale of seventeenth-century France—from the dramas and destitutions of life in the theater, to the intrigues and ruthlessness of the royal court—and of the wrenching conflict between familial bonds and the sacrifices a young woman must make to survive and thrive.” Ania Szado, author of Studio Saint-Ex
“A must-read for anyone passionate about the
theater and hungry for more of Sandra Gulland’s masterful depictions of life at
the court of the Sun King.” Anne Easter Smith, author of A Rose for the Crown
“The characters are magnetic and the pace will dazzle you.” Adrienne McDonnell, author of The Doctor and the Diva