I just finished a trilogy nice to read: The court ladies , Franck Ferrand.
The story begins in Francis and ends under Charles IX, when Guise left the Court and the power to drop the queen mother, Catherine de Medici. It assists in the midst of the great kingdom of (real people) and a family of horsemen (fictional characters) to the captivity of Francis I, followed by petty princes, the rise of Protestantism in France, the play of power between powerful families and favorites, the increasing position of Catherine de Medici.
The writing is readable, the author is precise, very knowledgeable and documented ( same time, unlike other novelists, he is very knowledgeable in history and historical accuracy ). The endnotes provide historical details and book for each chapter, the author says his sources and the liberties he has taken - or not - with history. Moreover, it is Poitevin, which does not spoil anything (chauvinistic mode off: p)
Since I started another book, courtesy of my hubby.
One of the first serialized novels appeared in the Parisian press in 1842-1843. I started reading when I was in college, but I did not have enough time to get ahead and I left Los Angeles before finishing this book. I'm going to catch me and this time finish it! It's a box (the novel itself has over 1200 pages, and what is not written very big!) And is a bit heavy to carry to read on the bus, but that's not what that stop me!
the same author, The Wandering Jew is also waiting in my library. But unlike Mysteries of Paris, I do not know absolutely no history. For now.
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