Angelique Book 1: The Marquise of the Angels

by Anne Golon and Serge Golon

Book Overview

Mass market paperback by Bantam, 1977. The adventures and sexual misadventures of a poor young beauty of France. 790 pp This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: B00NBLWRLU
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Pan
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.

Customer Reviews

fabulous book

Anything by Sergeanne Golon is wonderful and this is no exception!great condition and fast shipping so I am very satisfied!

Second Generation

My Mother grew up in the Netherlands watching the TV series, reading the books, and watching the movies. She loved the series so much that she named me Angelique Michelle. I have also watched the movies and I love them, even though I can't understand them because we have them in French. I have tried finding the novels through our library, but they only have the first book of the series. I wish I could read all of them, but they are so incredibly hard to find. The Angelique books are a great read for anyone looking for an interesting and historical novel. I recommend it to anyone.

Excellent Historical Fiction

Although romance plays a major role, there is so much more to Angelique's story that to categorize the series as "Romance" does not do it justice. The series is historical fiction at its best. The authors, (husband and wife team of Serge and Ann)succeed in transporting the reader to seventeenth century France by vividly describing the backdrop of our heroine's life from a poverty stricken childhood in Monteloup to triumph at Versailles. Through our heroine, we are introduced to the institutions, intrigue, challenges and joys of the times, including the fabulous court of the Sun King and its many personages.A sincere thank you to the authors for the meticulous research that made this series of novels true classics, and for inspiring generations of young people to pursue further study of that colorful period.

The Best Series in the Universe

I've read the series 4 times and am now on the fifth, only this time reading it to my husband out loud while we drive. He is as captivated as I and we now look forward to long trips (Hint: this is NOT just a read for gals). I first discovered Angelique in the library 30 years ago. She quite literally saved my life during a very troubled childhood. She remains my greatest role model to this day. Her spiritual growth during the span of the story is sublime, the historical background is fascinating, the scientific and philosophical details are brilliant and meticulously researched. The content was so ahead of it's time, written as it was in the 1950's - timeless. What can I say? These books have changed my life. They are as fresh and exciting with each re-reading as they were the first time. I'm going to take the plunge and learn French just so I can find out what happens after Book 9! Angelique and Joffrey Live!!