Book description
The Baron des Canolles is a man torn apart by the civil war that
dominates mid-seventeenth century France. For while the na ve Gascon
soldier cares little for the politics behind the battles, he is torn
apart by a deep passion for two powerful women on opposing sides of the
war: Nanon de Lartigues, a keen supporter of the Queen Regent Anne of
Austria, and the Victomtesse de Cambes, who supports the rebellious
forces of the Princess de Cond . Set around Bordeaux during the first
turbulent years of the reign of Louis XIV, The Women's War sees two
women taking central stage in a battle for all France. Humorous,
dramatic and romantic, it offers a compelling exploration of political
intrigue, the power of redemption, the force of love and the futility of
war.
Alexandre Dumas (1824-95) was a pioneer of the Romantic theatre in
France, for which he wrote a series of colourful historical dramas,
although it is as a novelist that he is best known today. His works
include The Three Musketeers (1844-5), La Reine Margot (1845) and The
Count of Monte Cristo (1844-5).
Robin Buss is a journalist and translator. For Penguin, his
translations include works by Sartre, Zola and, most recently, The
Plague by Camus.
