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  • The Road to Compiègne

  • By: Jean Plaidy
  • Narrated by: Jilly Bond
  • Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (9 ratings)

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The Road to Compiègne

By: Jean Plaidy
Narrated by: Jilly Bond
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No longer the well-beloved, Louis XV is becoming ever more unpopular - the huge expense of his court and decades of costly warfare having taken their toll. As the discontent grows, Louis seeks refuge in his extravagances and his mistress, the powerful Marquise de Pompadour.

Suspicions, plots and rivalry are rife as Louis’ daughters and lovers jostle for his attention and their own standing in Court. Ignoring the unrest in Paris, Louis continues to indulge in frivolities.

But how long will Paris stay silent when the death of the Marquise de Pompadour leads to yet another mistress influencing the King?
©1957 Jean Plaidy (P)2015 Isis Publishing Ltd
Fiction Historical Fiction France King
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Fascinating & BRILLIANT…

This series is simply fascinating and so well researched and put together!!

It explains so many details which one might not have not realised before ….

Now I look forward to part III - the final part …

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