The Blue Rose
Kate Forsyth
Viviane de Faitaud has grown up alone at her family’s château, for her father, the Marquis de Valaine, lives at the court of Louis XVI in Versailles. After a hailstorm destroys the château’s orchards, gardens and fields, an ambitious young Welshman, David Stronach, accepts the commission to plan new gardens in the hope of making his name as a landscape designer. However, the love that blossoms between them is doomed: Viviane is betrothed to a duke, and David is forced to leave the property. In the aftermath, Viviane enters an unhappy marriage and moves to Versailles, while David embarks upon a mission to China to procure the secrets of tea-growing. There, he is inspired by the story of the Blue Rose, a fable of impossible love. Can he and Viviane – a world apart – ever hope to rekindle what they had together?
Author - Kate Forsyth.
Narrator - Karen Cass.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
Viviane de Faitaud has grown up alone at her family’s château, for her father, the Marquis de Valaine, lives at the court of Louis XVI in Versailles. After a hailstorm destroys the château’s orchards, gardens and fields, an ambitious young Welshman, David Stronach, accepts the commission to plan new gardens in the hope of making his name as a landscape designer. However, the love that blossoms between them is doomed: Viviane is betrothed to a duke, and David is forced to leave the property. In the aftermath, Viviane enters an unhappy marriage and moves to Versailles, while David embarks upon a mission to China to procure the secrets of tea-growing. There, he is inspired by the story of the Blue Rose, a fable of impossible love. Can he and Viviane – a world apart – ever hope to rekindle what they had together? Author - Kate Forsyth. Narrator - Karen Cass. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:21:43
Chapter 2
Duration:00:15:00
Chapter 3
Duration:00:30:38
Chapter 4
Duration:00:24:26
Chapter 5
Duration:00:29:26
Chapter 6
Duration:00:29:31
Chapter 7
Duration:00:24:16
Chapter 8
Duration:00:24:21
Chapter 9
Duration:00:25:36
Chapter 10
Duration:00:28:29
Chapter 11
Duration:00:16:39
Chapter 12
Duration:00:14:47
Chapter 13
Duration:00:23:15
Chapter 14
Duration:00:25:54
Chapter 15
Duration:00:22:17
Chapter 16
Duration:00:27:28
Chapter 17
Duration:00:21:41
Chapter 18
Duration:00:26:42
Chapter 19
Duration:00:29:58
Chapter 20
Duration:00:21:51
Chapter 21
Duration:00:25:14
Chapter 22
Duration:00:27:44
Chapter 23
Duration:00:29:18
Chapter 24
Duration:00:26:58
Chapter 25
Duration:00:26:29
Chapter 26
Duration:00:17:38
Chapter 27
Duration:00:15:23
Chapter 28
Duration:00:30:39
Chapter 29
Duration:00:25:44
Chapter 30
Duration:00:22:40
Chapter 31
Duration:00:23:36
Chapter 32
Duration:00:15:54