The Long Way Home (The Southwark Saga, Book 3) - Jessica Cale
Release Date: February 29 th , 2016 Genre: Historical Romance, Adult Fairytale, Romantic Comedy, Action/Adventure A paranoid king, a poison plot, and hideous shoes…it’s not easy being Cinderella. The Long Way Home is set in the court of Louis XIV at the beginning of the murder scandal that would become known as the Affair of the Poisons. Although this has become an overlooked corner of history, the revelations that arose from this scandal once caused terror throughout France and had serious consequences for hundreds of citizens from all walks of life. So what was it? The Affair of the Poisons The Affair of the Poisons was a major scandal that took place during the reign of Louis XIV in France between 1675 and 1682. Hundreds of people were accused of murder, conspiracy, and witchcraft, resulting in the imprisonment, torture, exile, or execution of more nearly three hundred people, many of them prominent members of society. Madame de Brinvilliers ...