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The Night’s Dark Shade

Publisher: Mayapple Books
Publication Year: 2009
Copyright Year: © 2009
Language: English
Country: United States
ISBN: 978-0-557-15924-6
226 pages, softcover
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Set amid the turmoil of the Albigensian Crusade in thirteenth century France, THE NIGHT’S DARK SHADE tells of heresy versus orthodoxy, and of forbidden love versus fidelity. Heiress of her father’s estates in Auvergne, the orphaned Lady Raphaëlle leaves her home to marry a nobleman in a remote castle in the Pyrenees. There she encounters the mysterious Cathar sect who challenge all of her most deeply held beliefs. As she seeks the path of her true calling, she discovers hatred and betrayal, as well as abiding friendship and unexpected love.

“From the first page, Vidal draws the reader into a vibrant world of action and emotion. Raphaelle de Miramande is an engaging young heroine, bravely facing physical and moral dangers and dilemmas in search of truth and love. Vidal’s novel captures the spirit of the Middle Ages.”
–Stephanie A. Mann, author of SUPREMACY AND SURVIVAL

“A harrowing and engrossing journey.”
–Catherine Delors, author of MISTRESS OF THE REVOLUTION

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Also by Elena Maria Vidal:

Madame Royale — The Sequel to Trianon: A Novel of Royal France

Hardcover: 350 pages
Publisher: Neumann Press (2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0911845976
ISBN-13: 978-0911845976
Hardcover, smythe-sewn, cream paper, 350 pages.

An historical novel  about the French Revolutionary Age. This intriging story deals in particular with the daughter of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, and the search for her little, lost brother. All of the major characters were real people, and the situations are based on fact. Madame Royale was written as a response to readers of Trianon, who wanted to know “What happened to the daughter?” and more about the surviving personages of the story. The period which follows the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, called by historians the “Bourbon restoration” (1814-1830), was outwardly one of rest and peace for France. Yet beneath the surface, the forces of revolution were engaged in a ruthless duel for power with those of the reaction. The conflict, played out in salons and boudoirs, in newspapers, novels and pamphlets, was nevertheless a fight to the death, from which one party would emerge the conqueror, while the other would sink into the oubliette of exile or imprisonment. The Left had many weapons. As for the reactionaries, they possessed mediocre, frail or aged princes, with followers whose religious convictions were sometimes prone to be superficial or bigoted.

They had, however, one weapon, and that weapon was a woman, a woman who embodied in herself the tradition of legitimacy, of a heritage reaching far back into the mists of the early centuries of Christianity. Of cold demeanor with a heart of fire; of bitter aspect, with an unfailing generosity, her undying faith and zealous devotion to God, His Church, and the poor led her to be the heroine and defender of the idea of the Christian state. Daughter of a martyred king and queen, she was Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte of France, the Duchesse d’Angouleme, who from childhood had been called “Madame Royale.”

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Trianon: A Novel of Royal France
New! Third Edition

Publisher: Mayapple Books (2010)
Language: English
ISBN: 978-0-557-35171-8
182 Pages; Binding: Perfect-bound Paperback; Dimensions (inches): 6.0 wide × 9.0 tall

Trianon by Elena Maria Vidal. The story of Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI. In this work of historical fiction, all of the characters were actual people. The incidents, situations and conversations are based on reality. It is the story of the martyred King Louis XVI and his Queen, Antoinette. The fruit of years of research, the book corrects many of the popular misconceptions of the royal couple, which secular and modernist historians have tried so hard to promote.

Louis and Antoinette can only be truly understood in view of the Catholic teachings to which they adhered and within the context of the sacrament of matrimony. It was the graces of this sacramental life that gave them the strength to remain loyal to the Church, and to each other, in the face of crushing disappointments, innumerable humiliations, personal and national tragedy, and death itself. Theirs is not a conventional love story; indeed it is more than a love story. The fortitude they each displayed at the very gates of hell is a source of inspiration for all Christians who live in troubled times.

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Trianon: A Novel of Royal France

Publisher: Neumann Press (2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0911845968
ISBN-13: 978-0911845969
Hardcover, smythe-sewn, cream paper, 205 pages

Trianon by Elena Maria Vidal. The story of Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI. In this work of historical fiction, all of the characters were actual people. The incidents, situations and conversations are based on reality. It is the story of the martyred King Louis XVI and his Queen, Antoinette. The fruit of years of research, the book corrects many of the popular misconceptions of the royal couple, which secular and modernist historians have tried so hard to promote.

Louis and Antoinette can only be truly understood in view of the Catholic teachings to which they adhered and within the context of the sacrament of matrimony. It was the graces of this sacramental life that gave them the strength to remain loyal to the Church, and to each other, in the face of crushing disappointments, innumerable humiliations, personal and national tragedy, and death itself. Theirs is not a conventional love story; indeed it is more than a love story. The fortitude they each displayed at the very gates of hell is a source of inspiration for all Christians who live in troubled times.

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