{"product_id":"9781402275913","title":"Before Versailles: Before the History You Know...a Novel of Louis XIV","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A grand yet intimate look at the Sun King, a tale rich with detail and action.\"—\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e (Starred Review, one of the best historical novels of the year)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBefore Versailles \u003c\/em\u003etransports you to a world of secret passions and plots, a world of duplicity and malice...a world that created one of the best–known monarchs to grace the French throne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At the most decisive time in the young king's life, Louis XIV can taste the danger. His court teems with greed and corruption, the wrong woman draws him into a wrenching love affair, and a mysterious boy in an iron mask haunts the woods. The untried ruler is coming into his own in 1661, and\u003cbr\u003e Louis XIV must face what he is willing to sacrifice for honor and for love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Meticulously researched and gorgeously brought to life by \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Karleen Koen, \u003cem\u003eBefore Versailles\u003c\/em\u003e offers up a sumptuous,\u003cbr\u003e authentic exploration of a time that forged a man into a king.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eBefore Versailles\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this magnificently written and researched novel, Karleen Koen brings to vibrant life the early years and loves of the future Sun King.\"—Jean M. Auel, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Clan of the Cave Bear\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eLand of Painted Caves\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A baroque cornucopia spilling over with intrigue, passion, jealousy, ambition, and rich historical detail, Before Versailles offers a glittering glimpse of the crucial months that shaped Louis XIV into Europe's most powerful monarch.\"—Eleanor Herman, author of \u003cem\u003eSex with Kings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133415735536,"sku":"9781402275913","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781402275913_p0.jpg?v=1763714915","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781402275913","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}