Mark your calendars!! To celebrate the release of her second novel in the Marie Antoinette trilogy, Days of Splendor, Days of Sorrow and the 242nd wedding anniversary of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI author Juliet Grey will be here at Passages to the Past for a Live Chat on May 16th from 7:00 - 8:00pm EST!
Chat participants are eligible to enter any or all of the four fabulous giveaways that Juliet is sponsoring (open to US/Canada only):
- Oh-so chic Ballard jute tote with genuine leather trim, which will hold dozens of books, your groceries (far more than a baguette and a bottle of bubbly)
- Autographed copy of Becoming Marie Antoinette
- Autographed copy of Days of Splendor, Days of Sorrow
- Boxed set of 16 CDs of the audio book of BMA, narrated by Juliet Grey, which is a rare and expensive gift (the CDs have only been made available to libraries and not directly to consumers!)
CHAT NIGHT DETAILS
When: Wednesday, May 16th
What Time: 7:00 - 8:00 pm EST
Where: http://www.passagestothepast.com
All corresponding (questions and answers) will take place in the comments section of the Chat Night post (not this one). I will start off the Chat Night with a welcome message and a question or two to get the ball rolling and then the floor is open to whomever has a question for Juliet.
Here are links to previous chat nights so that you can get an idea of how they work:
Live Author Chat Night with Gillian Bagwell
Live Author Chat Night with Lauren Willig
When: Wednesday, May 16th
What Time: 7:00 - 8:00 pm EST
Where: http://www.passagestothepast.com
All corresponding (questions and answers) will take place in the comments section of the Chat Night post (not this one). I will start off the Chat Night with a welcome message and a question or two to get the ball rolling and then the floor is open to whomever has a question for Juliet.
Here are links to previous chat nights so that you can get an idea of how they work:
Live Author Chat Night with Gillian Bagwell
Live Author Chat Night with Lauren Willig
About Days of Splendor, Days of Sorrow
Publication Date: May 15, 2012
Ballantine Books
448p
{SYNOPSIS}
A captivating novel of rich spectacle and royal scandal, Days of Splendor, Days of Sorrow spans fifteen years in the fateful reign of Marie Antoinette, France’s most legendary and notorious queen.
Paris, 1774. At the tender age of eighteen, Marie Antoinette ascends to the French throne alongside her husband, Louis XVI. But behind the extravagance of the young queen’s elaborate silk gowns and dizzyingly high coiffures, she harbors deeper fears for her future and that of the Bourbon dynasty.
From the early growing pains of marriage to the joy of conceiving a child, from her passion for Swedish military attaché Axel von Fersen to the devastating Affair of the Diamond Necklace, Marie Antoinette tries to rise above the gossip and rivalries that encircle her. But as revolution blossoms in America, a much larger threat looms beyond the gilded gates of Versailles—one that could sweep away the French monarchy forever.
Paris, 1774. At the tender age of eighteen, Marie Antoinette ascends to the French throne alongside her husband, Louis XVI. But behind the extravagance of the young queen’s elaborate silk gowns and dizzyingly high coiffures, she harbors deeper fears for her future and that of the Bourbon dynasty.
From the early growing pains of marriage to the joy of conceiving a child, from her passion for Swedish military attaché Axel von Fersen to the devastating Affair of the Diamond Necklace, Marie Antoinette tries to rise above the gossip and rivalries that encircle her. But as revolution blossoms in America, a much larger threat looms beyond the gilded gates of Versailles—one that could sweep away the French monarchy forever.
I hope to see you all there!
How very exciting!
ReplyDeletewow!! i hope I can remember, i'd love to participate in this one!
ReplyDeleteYay! I'll be around that night :)
ReplyDeleteI hope I remember this.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
:)Jeanne B. T.
I don't know how I missed that this book is coming out but I'm thrilled to see there's going to be a chat night with Ms. Grey -- I'm so there!!
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