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)
Chapitres
| The Seneschal of Dauphiny | 28:49 | Lu par KiwiReader24 |
| Monsieur de Garnache | 31:36 | Lu par KiwiReader24 |
| The Dowager's Compliance | 19:10 | Lu par KiwiReader24 |
| The Chateau de Condillac | 23:00 | Lu par KiwiReader24 |
| Monsieur de Garnache Loses his Temper | 41:00 | Lu par KiwiReader24 |
| Monsieur de Garnache Keeps his Temper | 23:42 | Lu par KiwiReader24 |
| The Opening of the Trap | 32:59 | Lu par KiwiReader24 |
| The Closing of the Trap | 19:10 | Lu par KiwiReader24 |
| The Seneschal's Advice | 17:42 | Lu par KiwiReader24 |
| The Recruit | 18:51 | Lu par KiwiReader24 |
| Valorie's Gaoler | 21:45 | Lu par KiwiReader24 |
| A Matter of Conscience | 28:24 | Lu par KiwiReader24 |
| The Courier | 21:53 | Lu par KiwiReader24 |
| Florimond's Letter | 22:35 | Lu par KiwiReader24 |
| The Conference | 41:42 | Lu par KiwiReader24 |
| The Unexpected | 25:56 | Lu par KiwiReader24 |
| How Monsieur de Garnache Left Condillac | 40:35 | Lu par KiwiReader24 |
| In the Moat | 24:39 | Lu par KiwiReader24 |
| Through the Night | 15:10 | Lu par KiwiReader24 |
| Florimond de Condillac | 19:33 | Lu par KiwiReader24 |
| The Ghost in the Cupboard | 19:28 | Lu par KiwiReader24 |
| The Offices of Mother Church | 24:05 | Lu par KiwiReader24 |
| The Judgment of Garnache | 43:40 | Lu par KiwiReader24 |
| Saint Martin's Eve | 11:05 | Lu par KiwiReader24 |