by Jean Diwo · Flammarion · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782702809204
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«La Fontainière du Roy» is the historical novel by Jean Diwo, published by Flammarion in paperback (348 pages, in French).
In 17th-century France, Clémence, daughter of engineer François de Francine, grows up in the gardens of Versailles while her father builds the palace's fountains. Nicknamed «Ondine», she becomes a dancer in the royal ballet and enters the orbit of Louis XIV, in a tale that blends the court, the artists of the Grand Siècle, and the creation of one of the world's most visited monuments.
Work in French with 348 pages according to the record; originally published in 1997 by Flammarion, with an edition of 4 June 1999. Its title and cover confirm it as a historical novel set in the court of Versailles.
Aimed at readers of historical fiction interested in the reign of Louis XIV, the construction of Versailles, and the inner workings of the French court.
