Mistress of the Sun: A Novel - Hardcover
A tale based on the life of seventeenth-century horsewoman Louise de la Vallière finds an eccentric young woman's love for a wild white stallion tempting her into using an ancient magic that overshadows her subsequent life and leads to her affair with the charismatic Louis XIV. 125,000 first printing.
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"An excellent book, glittering and tender and soulful and wise." -- Merilyn Simonds, author of "The Holding"
"No one gets more deeply into the heart and mind of a historical character than Sandra Gulland. In "Mistress of the Sun," the joys and sorrows of Louise de la Valliere are so real and immediate that I now feel as if Louis XIV's first mistress was a dear friend." -- Susanne Dunlap, author of "Lizst's Kiss"
"Here's a warning: Mistress of the Sun is dangerously seductive. It's one of those books that will grab you and hold you captive till the last page is turned." -- "Montreal Gazette"
"Here's a warning: "Mistress of the Sun" is dangerously seductive. It's one of those books that will grab you and hold you captive till the last page is turned." -- "Montreal Gazette"
."..this is a fine telling, bolstered by the strength and sensitivity of Gulland's characterizations." -- "Kirkus Reviews "
"An irresistible story" -- "Ottawa Citizen"
"[A] captivating jewel of a novel." -- "Historical Novels Review," editors' choice
"[A] captivating jewel of a novel." -- Historical Novels Review, editors' choice
"Here's a warning: Mistress of the Sun is dangerously seductive. It's one of those books that will grab you and hold you captive till the last page is turned." -- Montreal Gazette
"Teeming with the rich period details that make historical fiction so rewarding, Gulland's dynamic and nuanced portrait of Louis's notorious reign thrums with page-turning expediency and deliciously seductive machinations." -- Booklist
About the Author:
"No one gets more deeply into the heart and mind of a historical character than Sandra Gulland. In "Mistress of the Sun," the joys and sorrows of Louise de la Valliere are so real and immediate that I now feel as if Louis XIV's first mistress was a dear friend." -- Susanne Dunlap, author of "Lizst's Kiss"
"Here's a warning: Mistress of the Sun is dangerously seductive. It's one of those books that will grab you and hold you captive till the last page is turned." -- "Montreal Gazette"
"Here's a warning: "Mistress of the Sun" is dangerously seductive. It's one of those books that will grab you and hold you captive till the last page is turned." -- "Montreal Gazette"
."..this is a fine telling, bolstered by the strength and sensitivity of Gulland's characterizations." -- "Kirkus Reviews "
"An irresistible story" -- "Ottawa Citizen"
"[A] captivating jewel of a novel." -- "Historical Novels Review," editors' choice
"[A] captivating jewel of a novel." -- Historical Novels Review, editors' choice
"Here's a warning: Mistress of the Sun is dangerously seductive. It's one of those books that will grab you and hold you captive till the last page is turned." -- Montreal Gazette
"Teeming with the rich period details that make historical fiction so rewarding, Gulland's dynamic and nuanced portrait of Louis's notorious reign thrums with page-turning expediency and deliciously seductive machinations." -- Booklist
Sandra Gulland is the author of Mistress of the Sun; The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B.; Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe; and The Last Great Dance on Earth. She lives in Killaloe, Ontario, and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
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- PublisherTouchstone Books
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 074329887X
- ISBN 13 9780743298872
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages382
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