The Counter World
Jacopo Olivieri
Blanche. Heart of a musketeer – vol. 2
Adventure
By day, she’s a lady; by night, she fights with a sword: this is her life as a spy!
1633, the French court. In the halls of the Louvre lives a clever and daring young woman: Blanche de la Fère, lady-in-waiting to Queen Anne, courageous spy, and quick-witted swordswoman with a secret alliance to d’Artagnan’s Musketeers! A tale of a strong and fearless heroine who embarks on breathless adventures, driven equally by heart and mind.
In the second book (Heart of a musketeer), the Royal Palace is bustling with servants and valets, and the courtyard is decorated for King Louis XIII’s upcoming birthday. But Blanche has no time for festivities: the wicked Red Fox is scheming to frame d’Artagnan, and the young spy is determined to thwart her plans at any cost.
- Secrets and subterfuge, twists and duels: life at court is an incredible adventure.
- A strong and brave protagonist who fights tirelessly, using her intellect—and, most importantly, her heart.
Publisher:
Piemme
Target:
8-10
Year:
2019
Author
Angélique Chevalier
Little is known about Angélique Chevalier’s life. However, records show at least three women by this name who, at different times between the late 1600s and the late 1800s, printed short and diverse works in Reims, just outside Paris. It is believed that the name Angélique may have passed from grandmother to granddaughter, or perhaps it was simply a nom de plume.
This raises the intriguing possibility that at least one of these Angéliques was truly a woman of the French court—a would-be swordswoman, a lady-in-waiting, and Queen Anne of Austria’s personal spy. All excellent reasons, we think, to hide behind a pseudonym.
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