The Blue Rose

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Moving between Imperial China and France during the Terror of the French Revolution and inspired by the true story of the quest for a blood red rose Viviane de Faitaud has grown up alone at the Chateau de Belisama sur le Lac in Brittany, for her father, the Marquis de Ravoisier, lives at the court of Louis XVI in Versailles After a hailstorm destroys the chateau s orchards, gardens and fields an ambitious young Welshman, David Stronach, accepts the commission to plan the chateau s new gardens in the hope of making his name as a landscape designer.David and Viviane fall in love, but it is an impossible romance Her father has betrothed her to a rich duke who she is forced to marry and David is hunted from the property Viviane goes to court and becomes a maid in waiting to Marie Antoinette and a member of the extended royal family Angry and embittered, David sails away from England with Lord Macartney, the British ambassador, who hopes to open up trade with Imperial China In Canton, the British embassy at last receives news from home, including their first reports of the French Revolution David hears the story of The Blue Rose , a Chinese fable of impossible love, and discovers the blood red rose growing in the wintry garden He realises that he is still in love with Viviane and must find her Viviane escapes the guillotine and returns to the ruin of Chateau de Belisima to rebuild her life David carrying a cluster of rosehips finds her there, and together they decide to grow the fabled red rose of China in France. Download The Blue Rose – kino-fada.fr The Blue Rose is an enthralling tale of love, betrayal, peril, and adventure, set against the turmoil of the French Revolution, and the inscrutable Empire of China.After disgracing her father, Marquis de Ravoisier, at the court of Versailles, Viviane de Faitaud is exiled to her late mother s estate, the Chateau de Belisama sur le Lac in Brittany, where she spent her childhood Though meant as a punishment, Viviane is happy in Belisama, far from her father s cruel attentions, and able to regularl The Blue Rose is an enthralling tale of love, betrayal, peril, and adventure, set against the turmoil of the French Revolution, and the inscrutable Empire of China.After disgracing her father, Marquis de Ravoisier, at the court of Versailles, Viviane de Faitaud is exiled to her late mother s estate, the Chateau de Belisama sur le Lac in Brittany, where she spent her childhood Though meant as a punishment, Viviane is happy in Belisama, far from her father s cruel attentions, and able to regularly escape the notice of her chaperone While the estate is barely viable after years of the Marquis s mismanagement and neglect, when Viviane s father remarries, he decrees that an extravagant garden shall be created to honour his new bride and hires an ambitious young Welshman to design and oversee it s construction David Stronach hopes that the commission will launch his career among the French nobility, allowing him to support his ...There are no true red roses, he answered Not in Europe anyway I have heard rumours of a ruby red rose in China, but all attempts to bring one back have failed Sir Joseph Banks has invested a fortune in trying But the journey is too long, and there are too many pitfalls for such a delicate flower But all the medieval romances talk of red roses, she argued That was only because they did not have a word for pink , he said with a wry grin Saying pink to describe a colour only began There are no true red roses, he answered Not in Europe anyway I have heard rumours of a ruby red rose in China, but all attempts to bring one back have failed Sir Joseph Banks has invested a fortune in trying But the journey is too long, and there are too many pitfalls for such a delicate flower But all the medieval romances talk of red roses, she argued That was only because they did not have a word for pink , he said with a wry grin Saying pink to describe a colour only began less than a hundred years ago At first it meant flowers in the Dianthus genus, like carnations or sweet Williams or the common pink, which all have frilled or serrated petals, as if they have been cut wit...stunning blue tone cover, complete with a collection of stunning blue roses, provides a welcome invitation for the reader to immerse themselves in the brand new novel by Australian storyteller Kate Forsyth With a cover quote from fellow Australian historical fiction novelist Natasha Lester declaring The Blue Rose is, a mix of mystery, magic, history and romance, you will love this book , I have to admit I fell in love with this novel instantly.The Blue stunning blue tone cover, complete with a collection of stunning blue roses, provides a welcome invitation for the reader to immerse themselves in the brand new novel by Australian storyteller Kate Forsyth With a cover quote from fellow Australian historical fiction novelist Natasha Lester declaring The Blue Rose is, a mix of mystery, magic, history and romance, you will love this book , I have to admit I fell in love with this novel instantly.The Blue Rose offers a collision of two societies One is the regal centre of China and the other is escalating terror of the French Revolution Kate Forsyth ties these two worlds together very well in her latest novel Forsyth also incorporates the tale of the quest for the illusive blood red rose The story begins and ends with the lead, Viviane Residing in a Chateau in the locale of Brittany, Viviane s life is do...I love a star crossed lovers story, particularly when it is set in a fascinating period of history such as revolutionary France, and The Blue Rose fits the bill admirably Viviane de Faitaud, daughter of the extravagant and controlling Marquis de Ravoisier, falls in love with David, the handsome Welsh gardener her father commissions to remake the garden at the family chateau in Brittany When the Marquis discovers their affair he forces David to flee, marries Viviane to one of his ducal cronies I love a star crossed lovers story, particularly when it is set in a fascinating period of history such as revolutionary France, and The Blue Rose fits the bill admirably Viviane de Faitaud, daught...I absolutely adored this Right from the very start I was absolutely enchanted by Viviane s character, she s so precious I felt so bad for her, although she s the daughter of a Marquis and therefore highborn, she had very little to keep her happy, for she was always cooped up inside, not even allowed to be seen below in the kitchens for fear of hanging around with the wrong people, even though her milk brother he and Viviane shared the same wet nurse, but are fewclosely connected than ei I absolutely adored this Right from the very start I was absolutely enchanted by Viviane s character, she s so precious I felt so bad for her, although she s the daughter of a Marquis and therefore highborn, she had very little to keep her happy, for she was always cooped up inside, not even allowed to be seen below in the kitchens for fear of hanging around with the wrong people, even though her milk brother he and Viviane shared the ...Kate Forsyth s latest novel, The Blue Rose is spellbinding and hypnotic, and nigh on impossible to put down.Forsyth is a wonderful Australian storyteller and her stories come vividly to life with sumptuous detail The Blue Rose is a gorgeous lavish story set concurrently during the French Revolution and in Imperial China It is the story o...I always look forward to a new Kate Forsyth book coming out, knowing I will be transported into the past and lose myself in a mesmerizing story The Blue Rose is no exception, taking the reader back, in the first instance, to revolutionary France where a young woman named Viviane lives in a deteriorating chateau with a mean and controlling Great Aunt and a small staff of retainers, one of whom is like a brother to her But when a Welshman, David, is hired by her distant, dissolute father who sp I always look forward to a new Kate Forsyth book coming out, knowing I will be transported into the past and lose myself in a mesmerizing story The Blue Rose is no exception, taking the reader back, in the first instance, to revolutionary France where a young woman named Viviane lives in a deteriorating chateau with a mean and controlling Great Aunt and a small staff of retainers, one of whom is like a brother to her But when a Welshman, David, is hired by her distant, dissolute father who spends most of his time in Paris to prepare the gardens according to current fashions so he might bring his new, young heiress wife to the country, Viviane finds in David a sincere and kind friend What starts as friendship swiftly transforms into something , but Viviane knows that should her father learn of her growing feelings for the Welsh gardener, a man well below her in terms of social standing, any dreams she has will not only be shattered, but David s l...Mais non C est impossible Viviane de Faitaud lives at the Chateau de Belisama sur le Lac in Brittany, her late mother s estate Her father, the Marquise de Ravoisier, who lives at Versailles in the court of Louis XVI, has banished her there after she refused to marry Viviane is happy there, frequently able to escape from her chaperone The estate has been neglected the Marquise rarely spends time there But when the Marquise marries again, he commissions a young Welsh gardener, David Strona Mais non C est impossible Viviane de Faitaud lives at the Chateau de Belisa...It s in Brittany, France in 1788 that we meet our heroine of The Blue Rose by Kate Forsyth Viviane is the daughter of the Marquis de Ravoisier and she has grown up without a mother at the Chateau de Belisima sur le lac Viviane is an aristocrat and is thankful her overbearing, gambling father is absent most of the time, living at the court of Versailles.Viviane is a likeable character and a free spirit, always making herself useful, tending to the sick and injured tenants of her father s land a It s in Brittany, France in 1788 that we meet our heroine of The Blue Rose by Kate Forsyth Viviane is the daughter of the Marquis de Ravoisier and she has grown up without a mother at the Chateau de Belisima...Another great story by Kate Forsyth Though this story is set in the time of the French Revolution and can be difficult reading in parts, this book is a compelling great read Full marks Kate for the research necessary for such a historical novel Totally recommend it.

The Blue Rose
  • English
  • 02 November 2018
  • Paperback
  • 368 pages
  • Kate Forsyth
  • The Blue Rose