The Queen's Dressmaker

<p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Everything sparkles inside the French court and nothing shines brighter than Queen Marie Antoinette. But on the grim streets of Paris the people are starving and revolution is in the air. Soon one woman must choose between her queen or the man she loves.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>As part of </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Marie Antoinette's</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> household </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Giselle</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> ensures the queen is always perfectly dressed in opulent gowns without a feather or ruffle out of place. Being so close to power comes with benefits and Giselle admires the queen's kindness and style. But her position also makes her a perfect target for enemies of the Crown...</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>The palace of Versailles shimmers with gilt crystal mirrors and silk. Life within its walls is governed by a complex set of rules that are a million miles away from Giselle's respectable but modest upbringing in Paris. On a visit home to her own family Giselle is caught in the middle of a violent street riot. When dashing </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Léon</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> comes to her aid she falls madly in love with the young idealistic revolutionary as the French capital burns around them.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Giselle begins sewing the tricolor rosettes of the revolution which she conceals beneath her clothes. Guiltily hiding them from the queen who has only ever shown her friendship she arranges secret meetings with her new love whenever she can slip away from her duties. But outside Versailles people are angry and soon the mob breaks down the doors of this enchanted palace forcing Giselle's two worlds to collide.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>With the lives of the royal family at stake and Léon rising within the ranks of the revolutionaries Giselle faces a heart-wrenching choice. She is asked to help the monarchs escape France but this means risking the guillotine herself... Will she take the chance to save the life of her beloved queen? And can she do so without betraying the man she loves?</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>A dazzling and atmospheric historical novel that will transport you to Versailles during the devastating final days of the French monarchy. Fans of Tracy Chevalier Marie Benedict and Hazel Gaynor will be totally swept away by this heartbreaking and gripping novel.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Previously published as </span><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>The Wardrobe Mistress</em><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>.</span></p><p><br></p>