Armand-jean Du Plessis Puppet Master...: Winds of Change

by Marilyn Parkinson Evans

Winds of Change series. Book OneArmand-Jean du Plessis Cardinal RichelieuPuppet MasterThe novels are set in 17th century France during the reign of King Louis XIII this is a time of uncertainty where the powers of France and Spain are at loggerheads, with the Spanish- Habsburgs having a hegemony in Europe. Aurore’s home until her eighteenth birthday is the “Chateau de Peyrer” which is but a few miles from the market town of Saint Jean pied de port, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques region in south-western France, close to Ostabat in the Pyrenean foothills, the town been the capital of the Basque province of Lower Navarre. Saint Jean pied de port lies on the river Nive, a few miles from the Spanish border, and it is the head town of the region of Cize.The unwitting heroine, Aurore, naively becomes ensnared in the politics of the day, falling for the duplicity of Armand-Jean du Plessis, cardinal et duc de Richelieu Armand-Jean du Plessis, by name the Red Eminence, chief minister to King Louis XIII of France, working by any means to obtain the establishment of royal absolutism in France and the end of Spanish-Habsburg.

392 pages, Paperback

Published September 14, 2017

Reviews

[Lesley Tréville · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great read, looking into Aurore’s life as she deals with the pressures of the Cardinal and her uncle Captain Tréville. I would recommend this to anyone who loves Adventure and The Musketeers. Look forward to the next book xx