![]() But it's a guilty pleasure, and at the end of the day isn't that the best kind? And if you enjoy the kind of emotional catharsis that comes from period melodrama this is a satisfying conclusion to the story. That's not to say there's no fun to be had as Angelique claws her way back into polite society by any means necessary, which includes sleeping with every major male character. In 17th century Paris the good perish and the evil prosper. Paris which begins her journey to Versailles and the glittering court of Louis, the sun king. Where in conventional fiction virtue is rewarded and evil is punished, Golon turns this on its head. All about Anglique: The Road to Versailles by Anne Golon. Where before she was merely obnoxious, here she is heartless and manipulative, which puts her on a level with the other characters. Angelique is somewhat changed since the events in Volume One. ![]() ![]() And indeed there is a sense in this second volume that when you reach the bottom, like our heroine, the only way to go is up. ![]() Still with me? To be fair, after the disturbing shambles of Book One I didn't plan to continue, but I found myself literally haunted by the story, so I not only had to re-assess what I'd read, I also had to find out what happened next. Firstly, if you didn't already read Book One, please do so now. ![]()
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