The Rivals of Versailles: A Novel (The Mistresses of Versailles Trilogy) (42 page)

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Sally Christie is the author of
The Sisters of Versailles
and
The Rivals of Versailles
. She was born in England and grew up around the world, attending eight schools in three different languages. She spent most of her career working in international development and currently lives in Toronto. Visit
SallyChristieAuthor.com
to find out more about Sally and the Mistresses of Versailles trilogy.

ALSO BY SALLY CHRISTIE

The Sisters of
Versailles

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Stepback art of Madame de Pompadour by Francois Boucher (1759) © Wllace Collection, London, UK/Bridgeman Images

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Christie, Sally, 1971– author.

Title: The rivals of Versailles : a novel / Sally Christie.

Description: First Atria paperback edition. | New York : Atria Paperback, 2016. | Series: The mistresses of Versailles trilogy ; 2 Identifiers: LCCN 2015041813 (print) | LCCN 2015044989 (ebook) |

Subjects: LCSH: Pompadour, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, marquise de, 1721–1764—Fiction. | France—History—Louis XV, 1715–1774—Fiction. | France—Kings and rulers—Paramours—Fiction. | France—Court and courtiers—Fiction. | BISAC: FICTION / Historical. | FICTION / Literary. | FICTION / General. | GSAFD: Biographical fiction. | Historical fiction. |

Classification: LCC PR9199.4.C4883 R58 2016 (print) | LCC PR9199.4.C4883 (ebook) | DDC 813/.6—dc23

ISBN 978-1-5011-0299-8

ISBN 978-1-5011-0301-8 (ebook)