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Poison: A Literary Thriller of Two Women's Fates in 17th Century Spain – From the Spanish Inquisition to Louis XIV's Court

Kathryn Harrison

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Description:Francisca de Luarac, the daughter of a poor Spanish silk grower, is a dreamer of fabulous dreams. Marie Louise de Bourbon, the niece of Louis XIV, dances in slippers of fine Spanish silk in the French Court of the Sun King and imagines her own enchanted future. Born on the same day-in an age when superstition, repression, and the Inquisition reign-the lives of these two young women unfold in tandem, barely touching. Each hoards the memory of her adored lost mother like an amulet. Francisca's obsession with her lover, a Catholic priest, will shape her fate. Marie Louise is yoked by political expediency to the mad, impotent Carlos II of Spain. But even as their twin destinies spiral inexorably toward disaster, both Queen and commoner cultivate a dangerous, secret life dedicated to resistance, transcendence, and love. Written in gorgeous prose that has the sheen of silk, Kathryn Harrison's Poison vividly reminds us of the persistence of desire, the passion that exists between mothers and daughters, and the sorcery of dreams.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Poison: A Literary Thriller of Two Women's Fates in 17th Century Spain – From the Spanish Inquisition to Louis XIV's Court. To get started finding Poison: A Literary Thriller of Two Women's Fates in 17th Century Spain – From the Spanish Inquisition to Louis XIV's Court, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 317

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: HarperCollins

Release: 1996

ISBN: 0380727412

Description: Francisca de Luarac, the daughter of a poor Spanish silk grower, is a dreamer of fabulous dreams. Marie Louise de Bourbon, the niece of Louis XIV, dances in slippers of fine Spanish silk in the French Court of the Sun King and imagines her own enchanted future. Born on the same day-in an age when superstition, repression, and the Inquisition reign-the lives of these two young women unfold in tandem, barely touching. Each hoards the memory of her adored lost mother like an amulet. Francisca's obsession with her lover, a Catholic priest, will shape her fate. Marie Louise is yoked by political expediency to the mad, impotent Carlos II of Spain. But even as their twin destinies spiral inexorably toward disaster, both Queen and commoner cultivate a dangerous, secret life dedicated to resistance, transcendence, and love. Written in gorgeous prose that has the sheen of silk, Kathryn Harrison's Poison vividly reminds us of the persistence of desire, the passion that exists between mothers and daughters, and the sorcery of dreams.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Poison: A Literary Thriller of Two Women's Fates in 17th Century Spain – From the Spanish Inquisition to Louis XIV's Court. To get started finding Poison: A Literary Thriller of Two Women's Fates in 17th Century Spain – From the Spanish Inquisition to Louis XIV's Court, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Poison: A Literary Thriller of Two Women's Fates in 17th Century Spain – From the Spanish Inquisition to Louis XIV's Court

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