An inside look into Athenais de Montespan's life with Louis
XIV and her declined into obscurity in her later years.
Athenais was the "It" girl of the 17th
century. She had beauty, wit, charm and
a great fashion sense. With her infinite ambition, she reached the highest
position a female courtier was able to obtain - mistress to the king. She became Louis's right hand and confidant
for many years until her friend, Madame the Maintenon's influenced over the
king, brushed her aside, forced her to retire and abandon Versailles for good.
This book is captivating and engaging. If we do a search on books about Athenais, we will
find that there aren't many biographies that depict her life. I would probably
say this is one of the best and perhaps the only biography out there that
describes in full detail Athenais's rise to power.