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The Blue Rose

By: Kate Forsyth
Narrated by: Karen Cass
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Viviane de Faitaud has grown up alone at her family’s château, for her father, the Marquis de Valaine, lives at the court of Louis XVI in Versailles. After a hailstorm destroys the château’s orchards, gardens and fields, an ambitious young Welshman, David Stronach, accepts the commission to plan new gardens in the hope of making his name as a landscape designer. However, the love that blossoms between them is doomed: Viviane is betrothed to a duke, and David is forced to leave the property.

In the aftermath, Viviane enters an unhappy marriage and moves to Versailles, while David embarks upon a mission to China to procure the secrets of tea-growing. There, he is inspired by the story of the Blue Rose, a fable of impossible love. Can he and Viviane - a world apart - ever hope to rekindle what they had together?

©2019 Kate Forsyth (P)2019 Aurora Audio Books Historical Fiction Fiction
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Deep twists of intrigue and gruesome truths of history intwined. Both shocking and delightful and read with great character voicing to bring authenticity. A clever wroughting of French and British Empire history brough together with the romance protagonists' life challenges.

Bringing history and love together.

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I’m in awe of Kate Forsyth, a truly masterful weaver of magical tales with meticulous historical research. I fell in love with both Vivienne and James - both their circumstances and journeys are so intriguing. Listen to the ABC Conversations interview of Forsyth with Richard Fiedler where she tells the background to the story of how an English envoy to China may have brought the ‘ever blooming red rose’ to France.

Brilliantly imagined and crafted

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great recount of history wrapped around romance and survival instinct of mankind. highly recommend read

very well written

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Absolutely loved Kate's latest offering. she is a true master storyteller. Highly recommended. Beautifully narrated by Karen Cass!!

A wonderful story, Beautifully written!!!

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Fully enjoyed this book. Will listen to it again. Well done Kate and well read Karen.

Wonderful

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