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July 19, 2020
WordsAndPeace
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New dates!
After
and
Marie Antoinette’s Darkest Days
is back on Tour
July 6-31July 20-August 14
with
[history/biographical nonfiction]
Release date: June 15, 2020Postponed due to Covid-19:
July 30, 2020
at Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Hardcover and ebook, 320 pages
This riveting book explores the little-known intimate life of Marie Antoinette and her milieu in a world filled with intrigue, infidelity, adultery, and sexually transmitted diseases.
Will Bashor reveals the intrigue and debauchery of the Bourbon kings from Louis XIII to Louis XV, which were closely intertwined with the expansion of Versailles from a simple hunting lodge to a luxurious and intricately ordered palace. It soon became a retreat for scandalous conspiracies and rendezvous—all hidden from the public eye.
When Marie Antoinette arrived, she was quickly drawn into a true viper’s nest, encouraged by her imprudent entourage. Bashor shows that her often thoughtless, fantasy-driven, and notorious antics were inevitable given her family history and the alluring influences that surrounded her. Marie Antoinette’s frivolous and flamboyant lifestyle prompted a torrent of scathing pamphlets, and Bashor scrutinizes the queen’s world to discover what was false, what was possible, and what, although shocking, was most probably true.
Readers will be fascinated by this glimpse behind the decorative screens to learn the secret language of the queen’s fan and explore the dark passageways and staircases of endless intrigue at Versailles.
Monday, July 20
Review, Excerpt, and Giveaway
at Locks, Hooks and Books
Tuesday, July 21
Spotlight at History from a Woman’s Perspective
Wednesday, July 22
Review and Giveaway at Book Nerd
Thursday, July 23
Review by Denise
Friday, July 24
Review and Giveaway at The Victorian Librarian
Monday, July 27
Review at A Book Geek
Review, Excerpt, and Giveaway
at Coffee, Chocolate or Tennis
Monday, August 3
Spotlight and Giveaway at An Accidental Blog
Friday, August 14
Review and Giveaway at Words And Peace
A brilliant, and sad, history of the French monarchy and its descent into hell. Reality, gossip, and myths about the last royalty of France meld into a fascinating account by a true connoisseur.
— Jean-Clément Martin, l’Université Paris, Panthéon-Sorbonne [on the publisher’s webpage]
Will Bashor
is the author of the award-winning
Marie Antoinette’s Head: The Royal Hairdresser, the Queen, and the Revolution and
Marie Antoinette’s Darkest Days: Prisoner No. 280 in the Conciergerie.
He holds a doctorate in international studies
from the American Graduate School in Paris
and is professor of global issues at Franklin University.
He lives in Barcelona, Spain.
Visit his website, or connect with him here:
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or on any other book blog participating in this tour.
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will give you 5 extra entries each time!
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9 winners will receive a copy of this book
September 30, 2018
WordsAndPeace
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