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|author= Elizabeth Massie
|title= Versailles
|rating= 4.5
|genre= Historical Fiction
|summary=1667 – The civil wars are over. King Louis XIV crushed the nobility's rebellion against his father, leaving the throne his. But the aristocracy hounds his every step – and realises that if they will not be loyal, they will at least obey. So the King plants a trap to ensnare them – building Versailles, a prison of opulence where his power is absolute. Trapped by the palace, they have no choice but to play the King's game and to obey his rule. And so the court becomes a place of tactical liaisons and salacious passions. The Queen fights to keep the King's attention from his mistress, and the King's brother struggles to keep his relationship alive. Versailes is not the paradise it appears to be; instead, it is a labyrinth of treason and hushed secrets, of political schemes and deadly conspiracies. It is a place of passion and death, love and vengeance. The King will take what is rightfully his.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782399984</amazonuk>
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|author=Susanna Gregory
We're British. We LOVE to talk about the weather. But beyond the usual platitudes of ''Bit cold out isn't it'' or ''What a beautiful day'', how much do you actually know about what's happening up in the sky?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>178493450X</amazonuk>
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