St Martin's Summer
Rafael Sabatini
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This rollicking story set in 17th-Century France centres on the young heiress, Valerie de la Vauvraye, and the crisis surrounding her marriage. Betrothed to Florimond de Condillac, who is fighting in Italy, Valerie finds herself being forced into marriage to Marius, the son of Florimond's step-mother, the Marquise de Condillac. The Marquise has her eyes on Valerie's wealth and plots to thwart the betrothal of Valerie and Florimond. In desperation Valerie writes to the Queen of France for her assistance. The Queen sends the noble Martin Marie Rigobert de Garnache, the novel's hero, and tasks him with protecting Valerie's honour. Replete with duels, deception, trickery, and double-dealing, the novel runs along at a cracking pace as contending forces seek to impose their will on Valerie. The novel was also known as 'The Queen's Messenger'. - Summary by KiwiReader24 (10 hr 16 min)
Chapters
| The Seneschal of Dauphiny | 28:48 | Read by KiwiReader24 |
| Monsieur de Garnache | 31:35 | Read by KiwiReader24 |
| The Dowager's Compliance | 19:10 | Read by KiwiReader24 |
| The Chateau de Condillac | 23:00 | Read by KiwiReader24 |
| Monsieur de Garnache Loses his Temper | 41:00 | Read by KiwiReader24 |
| Monsieur de Garnache Keeps his Temper | 23:41 | Read by KiwiReader24 |
| The Opening of the Trap | 32:58 | Read by KiwiReader24 |
| The Closing of the Trap | 19:10 | Read by KiwiReader24 |
| The Seneschal's Advice | 17:42 | Read by KiwiReader24 |
| The Recruit | 18:51 | Read by KiwiReader24 |
| Valorie's Gaoler | 21:44 | Read by KiwiReader24 |
| A Matter of Conscience | 28:23 | Read by KiwiReader24 |
| The Courier | 21:53 | Read by KiwiReader24 |
| Florimond's Letter | 22:34 | Read by KiwiReader24 |
| The Conference | 41:42 | Read by KiwiReader24 |
| The Unexpected | 25:55 | Read by KiwiReader24 |
| How Monsieur de Garnache Left Condillac | 40:34 | Read by KiwiReader24 |
| In the Moat | 24:39 | Read by KiwiReader24 |
| Through the Night | 15:10 | Read by KiwiReader24 |
| Florimond de Condillac | 19:33 | Read by KiwiReader24 |
| The Ghost in the Cupboard | 19:28 | Read by KiwiReader24 |
| The Offices of Mother Church | 24:04 | Read by KiwiReader24 |
| The Judgment of Garnache | 43:40 | Read by KiwiReader24 |
| Saint Martin's Eve | 11:05 | Read by KiwiReader24 |