A few weeks ago I got a galley of Golden Keyes Parsons's A Prisoner of Versailles, and I was soooo excited. I read and loved In the Shadow of the Sun King when it came out, so I've been looking forward to the sequel. Though, fair warning, I'm not very far into this new one, so I don't have all that much to say, lol.
Golden is a member of HisWriters (as am I), so I know her through emails. She got the inspiration for this series by her own family's history--they were Huguenots who fled France in the eighteenth century and made their way to America. Golden has obviously fictionalized the account, but I find it so cool that she has such a rich history to draw from.
In Sun King, we meet a heroine who was once very close with King Louis, and who thinks to appeal to him for help when her Huguenot family comes under attack. But Louis isn't willing to provide anything without a cost--one she can't pay and remain faithful to her husband. Prisoner of Versailles opened with the king demanding his men bring Madeleine and her oldest son back to him. Given the title, I have to think he succeeds, but I also assume our heroine and her family flee to the New World . . . can't wait to see how it all plays out!
These books are so rich, a beautifully woven tapestry of history and the faith that makes you fight for you family and your right to worship a personal God. Golden writes historical fiction at its finest, and if you're a fan of being swept away into days-gone-by, then her From Darkness to Light Trilogy is one you don't want to miss!
Golden is a member of HisWriters (as am I), so I know her through emails. She got the inspiration for this series by her own family's history--they were Huguenots who fled France in the eighteenth century and made their way to America. Golden has obviously fictionalized the account, but I find it so cool that she has such a rich history to draw from.
In Sun King, we meet a heroine who was once very close with King Louis, and who thinks to appeal to him for help when her Huguenot family comes under attack. But Louis isn't willing to provide anything without a cost--one she can't pay and remain faithful to her husband. Prisoner of Versailles opened with the king demanding his men bring Madeleine and her oldest son back to him. Given the title, I have to think he succeeds, but I also assume our heroine and her family flee to the New World . . . can't wait to see how it all plays out!
These books are so rich, a beautifully woven tapestry of history and the faith that makes you fight for you family and your right to worship a personal God. Golden writes historical fiction at its finest, and if you're a fan of being swept away into days-gone-by, then her From Darkness to Light Trilogy is one you don't want to miss!
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