by Catherine Hermary-Vieille · Plon · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782259027588
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«La Marquise des ombres» is the historical novel by Catherine Hermary-Vieille, published by Plon in paperback (558 pages, in French).
Set in 17th-century Paris, it tells the life of Marie-Madeleine d'Aubray from her arrival in 1643. A dreamer, she aspires to be a great lady, but her arranged marriage only gives her financial security; her passions for money and for the adventurer Sainte-Croix lead her to a life of luxury, debts and intrigues until a tragic fate.
Full title: «La marquise des ombres, ou, La vie de Marie-Madeleine d'Aubray, marquise de Brinvilliers». 1993 edition.
For readers of historical fiction and fictionalised biographies set in 17th-century France.
Catherine Hermary-Vieille is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina 1981, for Le Grand Vizir de la nuit.
