Promised to the crown
Runyan, Aimie2016
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In her illuminating debut novel, Aimie K. Runyan masterfully blends fact and fiction to explore the founding of New France through the experiences of three young women who, in 1667, answer Louis XIV's call and journey to the Canadian colony. They are known as the filles du roi, or 'King's Daughters', young women who leave prosperous France for an uncertain future across the Atlantic. Their duty is to marry and bring forth a new generation of loyal citizens. Each prospective bride has her reason for leaving and despite their different backgrounds Rose, Nicole and Elisabeth all believe that marriage to a stranger is their best, perhaps only, chance of happiness.
Main title:
Promised to the crown / Aimie Runyan.
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Imprint:
New York : Kensington, 2016.New York : Kensington, 2016.
Collation:
352 pages ; 21 cm.
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ISBN:
9781496701121 (pbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
1537281