Queens of France
2013
First Published
3.13
Average Rating
26
Number of Pages
In New Orleans in 1869, M'su Cahusac, a charlatan of a lawyer, preys on vulnerable women, convincing each one that she is a legitimate descendant of the long-lost Dauphin, who fled Paris for New Orleans at the age of 10 during the French Revolution. Therefore, he tells each victim, she is the rightful Queen of France. Tantalized by visions of wealth, palaces and power, each victim responds in her own fashion to this preposterous revelation, which the lawyer claims is supported by the Historical Society of Paris.
Avg Rating
3.13
Number of Ratings
70
5 STARS
11%
4 STARS
20%
3 STARS
41%
2 STARS
24%
1 STARS
3%
goodreads
Author
Thornton Wilder
Author · 26 books
Thornton Niven Wilder was an American playwright and novelist. He received three Pulitzer Prizes, one for his novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and two for his plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth, and a National Book Award for his novel The Eighth Day. For more see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornton...
