{"product_id":"the-secret-wife-of-louis-xiv-francoise-daubigne-madame-de-maintenon-paperback","title":"The Secret Wife of Louis XIV: Françoise d'Aubigné, Madame de Maintenon - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVeronica Buckley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrançoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon, was born in a French prison in 1635, her father a condemned traitor and murderer, her mother the warden's seduced daughter. Yet, armed with beauty, intellect, and shrewd judgment, she was to make her way to the center of power at Versailles, the most opulent and ambitious court in all Europe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSparkling with irresistible wit, fine detail, and novelistic sweep, this exactingly researched biography is a pinnacle of the form.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVeronica Buckley was born and educated in New Zealand, and later studied at the Universities of London and Oxford. Christina, Queen of Sweden, was the subject of her much-praised first biography. She lived in Paris while researching \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Wife of Louis XIV\u003c\/i\u003e, and now lives in Vienna.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 31, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454230085810,"sku":"9780312430054","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/0076e4ebd8c4f4318201ac800d18628a.webp?v=1778845628","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-secret-wife-of-louis-xiv-francoise-daubigne-madame-de-maintenon-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}