by Catherine Hermary-Vieille · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782855652269
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«La marquise des ombres» is the historical novel by Catherine Hermary-Vieille, published by O. Orban in paperback (557 pages, in French).
Set in 17th-century France, the novel follows Marie-Madeleine d'Aubray, Marquise de Brinvilliers, and her rise and fall in aristocratic circles. Between history and fiction, it portrays the privileges, intrigues and scandals of the nobility of the era.
The full title includes the subtitle «ou la vie de Marie-Madeleine d'Aubray, marquise de Brinvilliers»; the first edition dates from 1983.
For readers of historical fiction interested in 17th-century French nobility.
Catherine Hermary-Vieille is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina 1981, for Le Grand Vizir de la nuit.
