by Frédérique Jourdaa · Flammarion · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782081249240
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«Le Soleil et la Cendre» is the historical novel by Frédérique Jourdaa, published by Flammarion in paperback (464 pages, in French).
In 1659, Louis XIV sets off for the Pyrenees to marry the Infanta Maria Theresa while Mazarin negotiates peace with Spain. Forced to leave Marie Mancini, the young king discovers his kingdom during the journey. Fouquet conspires to reunite the lovers, but power and reason of state prevail. Whoever approaches the sun ends up in ashes.
Published in 2013, it is part of the collection «Les Noces Royales de Louis XIV» and bears the subtitle «Puisque le roi m'aime».
It will appeal to readers of historical fiction and fans of the seventeenth-century French court.
