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St Martin's Summer

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

Year of Publication: 1921Genres: Historical Fiction , Romance , Action & Adventure Fiction

Running Time: 10 hours 16 minutes 29 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	The Seneschal of Dauphiny KiwiReader24	28:49
2	Monsieur de Garnache KiwiReader24	31:36
3	The Dowager's Compliance KiwiReader24	19:10
4	The Chateau de Condillac KiwiReader24	23:00
5	Monsieur de Garnache Loses his Temper KiwiReader24	41:00
6	Monsieur de Garnache Keeps his Temper KiwiReader24	23:42
7	The Opening of the Trap KiwiReader24	32:59
8	The Closing of the Trap KiwiReader24	19:10
9	The Seneschal's Advice KiwiReader24	17:42
10	The Recruit KiwiReader24	18:51
11	Valorie's Gaoler KiwiReader24	21:45
12	A Matter of Conscience KiwiReader24	28:24
13	The Courier KiwiReader24	21:53
14	Florimond's Letter KiwiReader24	22:35
15	The Conference KiwiReader24	41:42
16	The Unexpected KiwiReader24	25:56
17	How Monsieur de Garnache Left Condillac KiwiReader24	40:35
18	In the Moat KiwiReader24	24:39
19	Through the Night KiwiReader24	15:10
20	Florimond de Condillac KiwiReader24	19:33
21	The Ghost in the Cupboard KiwiReader24	19:28
22	The Offices of Mother Church KiwiReader24	24:05
23	The Judgment of Garnache KiwiReader24	43:40
24	Saint Martin's Eve KiwiReader24	11:05