![]() ![]() But as her love for Louis blossoms, Louise finds herself under threat, both from her own fear of the possible consequences of her long-ago dabbling in magic and from a beautiful rival who is as desperate to claim Louis for herself as Louise once was to tame Diablo. Years later, as a young lady-in-waiting at the glittering royal court, she falls in love again, this time with the King. Desperate to tame him, she resorts to a forbidden magical ritual and pays a heavy price. In 1650, in a rural backwater in central France, six-year-old Louise de la Valliere is entranced by Diablo, a wild white stallion owned by a group of travelling Roma (gypsies). All the main characters are historical figures. It centres on Louise de la Valliere, one of Louis’ early mistresses, telling her story from early childhood to death. As can be deduced from the title, Mistress of the Sun is set at the court of Louis XIV, the Sun King, in seventeenth-century France. ![]()
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