Chantal Thomas has the gift of making us relive the story as if we were there. This was the case in "FAREWELL TO THE QUEEN" and that is still the case in this book on the subject of the exchange of princesses ignored historical fact that is reported to us in great detail with extensive historical research. Under the leadership of Philippe d'Orléans, regent of France to arrive in the very young Spanish Infanta Maria Anna Victoria Court, four years old, to marry Louis XV. Meanwhile his daughter, Louise de Montpensier, went to Spain to marry the Prince of Asturias.
The road is long for these two princesses and their paths cross. It is for us an opportunity for a trip to the France of the time and discover life very different to the court of Spain and France. Adolescence and personality of King Louis XV, court intrigues, the way of life of the two princesses are reported to us vividly and make this novel an exciting dive into the vortex of the time and a very fine analysis personalities involved.
A great novel for this literary season not to be missed.
