I wanted to explore what it would be like to be part of a decaying society in its death throes and on the brink of great changes: we may read in the history books that “In 1792, unrest spread across the island of Saint Domingue” but that broad sentence tells us nothing about how all the diverse inhabitants of the colony experienced the unrest, and navigated their daily life as history unfolded around them and ultimately engulfed them. The French colony of Saint Domingue (current day Haiti) was a fascinating place, and in the 18th century truly one of the most evil, awful societies ever created. I wanted to explore what it would be like to This book was a pure labor of love for me. This book was a pure labor of love for me.
I’ll put a link on my website - thanks for the idea.ġ of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars I found a great PDF of a Mailly family tree that shows clearly the relationship between the sisters and Louise’s husband and Tante, etc. I tried wherever possible to work in those little details that were known, for example Tante really was doing renovations on her Paris house in the 1730s someone really did call Pauline a green monkey the King really did dress as a Bat (cute!) at a masked ball, etc, etc.įamily tree. Only the King’s nickname for Marie Anne is based on contemporary sources (there’s a lot more information about her than about the other sisters). Twinkles and Bijou – no – they would have had endearments for each other, but we don’t know what they were. Glad you’re enjoying the book! There’s relatively little written about the Mailly Nesle sisters so not all the details could be based on fact.
Sally Christie Hi Elizabeth, Glad you’re enjoying the book! There’s relatively little written about the Mailly Nesle sisters so not all the details could be based on …more Hi Elizabeth,
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