The Enemies of Versailles

Mistresses of Versailles Series, Book 3

De: Sally Christie

Narrado por: Elizabeth Wiley

"That beastly bourgeois Pompadour was one thing; a common prostitute is quite another kettle of fish."

After decades of suffering the King's endless stream of Royal Favorites, the princesses of the Court have reached a breaking point. Horrified that he would bring the lowborn Comtesse du Barry into the hallowed halls of Versailles, Louis XV's daughters, led by the indomitable Madame Adelaide, vow eternal enmity and enlist the young dauphiness Marie Antoinette in their fight against the new mistress. But as tensions rise and the French Revolution draws closer, a prostitute in the palace soon becomes the least of the nobility's concerns.

Told in Christie's witty and engaging style, the final book in the Mistresses of Versailles trilogy will delight and entrance fans as it once again brings to life the sumptuous and cruel world of 18th century Versailles, and France as it approaches irrevocable change.

©2017 Sally Christie (P)2017 Tantor

Fun and fast paced

The story is great and the performance is well done too, but there are several recording errors where chapters suddenly cut off and dings and other sounds can be heard. Like at the end of chapter 29. Audible is making us pay well for this so the numerous mistakes are annoying and I wish I had the actual book to finish up the chapters!

History from the bedrooms of Versailles

An intriguing view of the years leading up to the French Revolution from the side of those inside the palace all the way up through to King Louis VX and those who loved him. Blinded by privilege, ambition and dare I say greed.
Well written and nearly impossible to put down, either on page or via audible.
The audible version was amazingly well done, with one woman clearly doing all the voices, each one in their distinct character and tone, jumping from male to female with nary a split second between. It was so well narrated I consumed all three books in a short 2 weeks.
Congratulations on a job well done!

A bittersweet ending to this amazing trilogy!

Oh my heart! This bittersweet final book of the trilogy is perfection! Madame Adélaïde and Madame du Berry are the two central perspectives of this book. Both so different, but bound in their love to the same man. Du Berry was the last love of Louis' life, but clashed with Madame Adelaide, whose personality and mannerisms are so interesting! Their transformations from the death of Louis XV and the onset and "execution" of the French Revolution are also incredibly poignant. And again Wiley does not disappoint! LOVE LOVE LOVE!

This trilogy had me wanting to re‐listen before I even finished! 5/5!

great trilogy

excellent recap of the different times during the reign of Loui XV and his evolution from a married loyal husband to a libertine and all the women that were part of it. A very good listen for sure in this case.

Meh

I enjoyed the first two books in this series, but I agree with other reviewers that this one drags on into minutia that doesn't add much to the story. Probably could cut it back by 10 or so chapters to much improvement as I find myself skipping forward ALOT.