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Madame de Pompadour: A Life

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Madame de Pompadour: A LifeA sumptuous new biography of one of the most famous dangerous liaisons When Jeanne Antoinette Poisson was a child, a fortune teller predicted that she would one day be the mistress of a king. Born into the financial bourgeoisie that was a world apart from the royal court, the beautiful Jeanne Antoinette nonetheless fulfilled this prophecy by becoming Madame de Pompadour, the most famous and influential mistress of Louis XV. In this sumptuous

A sumptuous new biography of one of the most famous dangerous liaisons

When Jeanne Antoinette Poisson was a child, a fortune-teller predicted that she would one day be the mistress of a king. Born into the financial bourgeoisie that was a world apart from the royal court, the beautiful Jeanne Antoinette nonetheless fulfilled this prophecy by becoming Madame de Pompadour, the most famous and influential mistress of Louis XV. In this sumptuous biography, Evelyne Lever traces the enduring friendship between the monarch and his favorite, and the far-reaching implications-both personal and political-of their relationship.

Pompadour was devoted to Louis XV, and her contribution to the culture of the age was significant: she was an outstanding singer and actress, entertaining the King and the court in impressive stage productions, and was a longtime patron of the visual arts. She commissioned paintings by Boucher, Nattier, Van Loo, La Tour, and Pigalle, and she formed friendships with many of the philosophers and writers of the period, including Fontenelle, Cr billon, and Voltaire. In effect, she was France's minister of culture at a time when no such position existed. But she was loathed for her role in France's disastrous military losses, and was the victim of persistent court gossip and intrigues.

This vibrant biography sheds new light on the talented and resilient woman who influenced, for better and worse, the fate of a nation.



Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 09/05/2000
ISBN: 9780312310509
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d
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★★★★★ 5
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I went into this without knowing anything about the author or any of their previous works. I read the summary thanks to twitter and was intrigued. I am so unbelievably happy I purchased this book and finished it in roughly 8 hours. It's beautiful. I can't describe it any other way. Wow. This is the first time I can truly say I fell in love with a book. The way it was written, cliches and all I expected to be sort of like "ugh they're gonna drag this ..." "ugh this trope again..." and every time I thought that I was left surprised at how not only did the author not go down a lot of overly used cliches but wrote these characters beautifully. The story flowed naturally, it made you either frustratingly angry or heartbreakingly sad about the events happening to the characters. Wow. This is a story I think I will forever love and so happy I read it.
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I honestly have no words. Read this book in the course of five hours, I’m heartbroken, filled with joy, and a little bit angry. The book was fantastic, and I really wish I got to see more of their relationship, and I wish the ex girlfriend got what came for her because she was kind of a bitch.
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★★★★★ 4
Great book
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I'm a little bitchy when it comes to writing, so throughth the book I was very very pleased when i realize the writing was so on point, really on point, its something lacking in most of the new authors. I've been reading a lot of sapphic romance, I like the genre, so I could realize of that. I stop reading a book when something bothers me The plot, I really loved the characters, they were so relatable, I wanted to hug Stella all the way, and Olive and her snarky comments made me giggle more than once. It was an amazing book, handle mental issues, mourning, relationships, very very beautifully, so thank you to the author. There are some tiny things tho, a few storylines not closed, like what happend with Olive's family, they sort things out? they did no? Olive just accepted that?, not very clear. Maybe it is because English is not my first language, but sometimes I found that some things are explained in a way a little ... like tangled? Hector's orientation was not very clear until Olive told Derek i think, or whats the deal with Stellas mom... like i said, tiny things, the story was great, the angsssst, i like it, the slowburn was really good too. I would recomend this all the way
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We Feel the Same
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Olive and Stella are such great, unique characters and so well developed and portrayed in this story. Their fear of commitment is realistic and their differences well defined. I loved every part of this tale and don't see how anybody else wouldn't feel the same.
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I’ve recently dived into sapphic novels and this is book 5 of my collection and i can confidently say this is my favorite i’ve read! I love how easy of a read it is! It got delivered at 3 and i finished it by 6, i was hooked. i would totally recommend this as a first time sapphic book! The characters are easy to understand and it features the “useless lesbians” chiche that i love so much in books. I laughed and cried and gasped while reading it. This book really hit home with the themes and characters, making its way into my heart as an unforgettable read.
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