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Bezig met laden... The Oracle Glass (1992)door Judith Merkle Riley
  
Bezig met laden...
 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.  Litrvixen | Jun 23, 2022 |   Genevieve Pasquier is the youngest daughter of a disgraced financier (who fell with Fouquet). Growing up in a straightened household, her spendthrift mother believes her husband squirrelled away a fortune and does her best to get hold of it, murdering her husband and mother-in-law. Believing Genevieve knows where the fortune is, she threatens her life. Genevieve runs away and falls into the clutches of Catherine Monvoison, Queen of the Witches of Paris. La Monvoison grooms Genevieve as a water diviner, disguising her as Madame de Morville, a 150 year-old cursed with eternal life. As a diviner, Genevieve makes an excellent living, coming to the attention of Madame de Montespan, who is desperate to keep the affections of the king by any means possible. Along the way, Genevieve gets mixed up with Hugenots and playwrights. There is less overtly supernatural elements in this book, although it is suggested that Genevieve has true visions of The Terror. Recommended. Maddz | Jun 24, 2020 | Después de una doble tragedia en la familia -el padre y la abuela mueren misteriosamente casi el mismo dÃa- la niña, desesperada, decide tirarse por un puente del rÃo Sena, pero es salvada por una extraña mujer e iniciada en la lectura de una bola de agua, a través de la cual adquiriere una singular habilidad que le permitirá introducirse hasta en las más altas esferas de la nobleza francesa y, asÃ, llegar hasta el rey; la historia transcurre durante el reinado de Luis XIV, "El Rey Sol". La autora nos introduce a través de esta joven en un mundo tenebroso de hechicerÃa, brujerÃa, misas negras, satanismo y expertos envenenadores, en la que va a ser testigo de las intrigas y amorÃos de la Corte Francesa. Es una historia verdaderamente rocambolesca, con héroes y villanos, y final feliz. Todos los personajes, aparte de Geneviéve, su familia y amistades, son verÃdicos; asà lo certifica la autora. Al lector o lectora se le puede "encoger el corazón" ante tanta crueldad y vileza, pero al mismo tiempo, cautiva hasta el final. Muy recomendable, por encima de todo, por el sutil humor con que se nos cuenta esta historia. (  ) LlibredePaper | Apr 27, 2020 |  ) Tchipakkan | Dec 26, 2019 | (  ) wyldheartreads | Jun 20, 2019 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Fiction.
Literature.
Historical Fiction.
HTML: New York Times and USA Today Bestseller! "An outstanding historical novel of 17thÂ?century France ... based on a realÂ?life scandal known as the Affaire des Poisons, this tale is riveting from start to finish."â??Library Journal Her ability to see the future may prevent her from living in the present... For a handful of gold, Madame de Morville will read your future in a glass of swirling water. You'll believe her, because you know she's more than 150 years old and a witch, and she has all of Paris in the palm of her hand. But Madame de Morville hides more behind her black robes than you know. Her real age, the mother and uncle who left her for dead, the inner workings of the most secret society of Parisian witches: none of these truths would help her outwit the rich who so desperately want the promise of the future. After all, it's her own future she must control , no matter how much it is painted with uncertainty and clouded by vengeance. More Praise for The Oracle Glass: Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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 Google Books — Bezig met laden...GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde: (3.86)
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She is in short an ugly duckling but a smart duckling ;)
Her father educates her and gives her books to read.
When on his deathbed he sends for her and gives her some words of wisdom.
But her mother thinks Genevieve was told where her father hid a vast fortune.But Genevieve of course dont know anything and is then put through such abuse that she has no other choice but to leave home.
While escaping she happens on the powerful society witch Catherine Montvoisin wwho proposes a deal:work for her and get revenge.
She become the Marquess, an allegedly 200 year old fortune-teller who acquired immortality through an elixir and its not long before she is popular in the aristocratic circles of Paris.
But things get dangerous when Athenais Montespan,the kings mistress,ask to get her fortune told.
It seems like Monvoisin has some darker agenda that could shake France if the plan is ever carried out.
I dont want to give to much away,but there is enough suspense so you wont get bored.And all the characters feel real and has motivation for their actions. And there is a romance but it takes a while for the heroine to realize who truly loves her.
Judith Merkle Riley has written other historicals wich ive also enjoyed but this book remains my favorite of them.
There is some horrible elements in this story(rape,occult rites,poisoning) But in the end the good prevail.
This is built around an actual event in history,the affair of the poisons.And even though the author takes some artistic liberties it stays mostly true to history. (