The Orange Trees of Versailles
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (743 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385901305 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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But the marquise quickly has the young girl creating new perfumes for her. Marion feels betrayed.Now Marion opens her eyes and ears (in addition to her nose!) and realizes that beneath the splendor of palace life is a place teeming with deceit. To survive, she must use her keen sense of smell not to create perfumes, but to thwart those who would do her—and one of France’s beloved monarchs—great harm.From the Hardcover edition.. Then, to her horror, credit is bestowed on someone else. When Marion Dutilleul enters the service of the Marquise de Montespan, she never imagines that her ability to recognize scents and to blend them into perfumes will win her the favor of Louis XIV’s mistress. Eager to please and hopeful that her olfactory gifts will win her recognition, Marion concocts memorable fragrances
Annie Pietri has published several novels in her native France.From the Hardcover edition.
delicious |Karma| In The Orange Trees of Versailles, when Marion turns twelve her father enters her into the service of the Marquise de Montespan. She is immediately recognized by the marquise for her ability to blend scents into delicious perfumes. Marion has to make a new perfume for the marquise every night, but someone else takes the credit.Marion is a kind and shy character. She is motivated by need of money to keep her father's orange orchard. This is why she puts up with the marquises horrible disrespect toward her. I like the way Marion acts toward the . XYZ said Thoroughly disappointing. I found this book to be very shallow with gaping holes in the storyline. The characters are weak and it would be best served if adapted to a children's book. I possibly wouldn't be so upset about if it had been 99 cents
All rights reserved. 4-6. From Booklist Gr. The fablelike quality of the storytelling takes some getting used to, but readers will soon find themselves caught up in the excitement as humble Marion applies both talents and smarts to avert disaster. Apparently there really was a "Poison Affair" implicating the marquise, a historical figure, although young American readers may come away confused by the epilogue's somewhat coy mix of fact and fiction. After the vain, scheming Marquise de Montespan, the king's paramour, hires Marion as a maidservant and unofficial perfumer, Marion sniffs out something far less pleasing than eau de