Women's War (Dumas Alexandre)(Paperback / softback)

A swashbuckling novel by the author of The Three Musketeers The Baron des Canolles is a man torn apart by the civil war that dominates mid-seventeenth century France. For while the na ve Gascon soldier cares little for the politics behind the battles, he is torn apart by a deep passion for two powerful women on opposing sides of the war: Nanon de Lartigues, a keen supporter of the Queen Regent Anne of Austria, and the Victomtesse de Cambes, who supports the rebellious forces of the Princess de Cond . Set around Bordeaux during the first turbulent years of the reign of Louis XIV, The Women's War sees two women taking central stage in a battle for all France. Humorous, dramatic and romantic, it offers a compelling exploration of political intrigue, the power of redemption, the force of love and the futility of war. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been
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