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Title: Good Reading - Win a copy of “Crimson Velvet Heart” book Post by: culturebird on Monday 01 December 2025, 07:16:24 pm Win Crimson Velvet Heart.
There was a kind of grotesquerie to the dazzle and magnificence, a vicious underlay of thorns beneath the bed of roses, and a vast shadow floating, looming overhead. The kingdom was forever at war, and there was an eerie strangeness in the shining trio of the king, his wife, and the little princess from Savoy. It is 1696. Louis XIV, absolute monarch in his sunset years, with his secret wife by his side, believes his grandson will succeed him and will continue the dynasty. As part of the spoils of war, he brings from Savoy, a child, a youthful bride for that grandson. In this bride the king gets more than he could ever have bargained for. She is enchanting, and he is bewitched. Has the king fallen madly in love with this Princess Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy? What exactly is the bond between these two? At the court of Versailles, there is lavish magnificence including the vast gardens and the Hall of Mirrors. But it is also where dark, enchanting fairytales come to prominence. News of war is never far away. And tantalising beauty is undercut by threat. The tale is narrated in part by Sister Clare, a childhood friend of Marie-Adélaïde, who after losing the young man she loves to war and then the Princess to disease, becomes a nun. For Clare it is her devoted mission to tell the story of Marie-Adélaïde, mother of the child who will become Louis XV. Crimson Velvet Heart is a visionary novel on Adélaïde’s life – both strange and enthralling – where Carmel Bird’s exquisite language and rich understanding of history and human nature capture the spirit and the mystery of love and loss. To enter, tell us where Princess Marie-Adélaïde is from. ANSWER: Savoy https://goodreadingmagazine.com.au/competitions/win-crimson-velvet-heart/ Terms And Conditions Of Entry 1. Entry is open to all residents of Australia and New Zealand from 1 December 2025 to 31 January 2026. 2. Employees and the immediate families of the promoter and agencies associated with this promotion are ineligible. 3. The judge’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into. 4. The first correct entries drawn from the competition in February 2025 will win the book. 5. The promoter accepts no responsibility for late, lost or misdirected mail. 6. The winners of the prize will be notified by email in February 2026. |