"The Maid of Honour" is a historical novel set in the turbulent times of the French Revolution. This carefully crafted e-artnow book is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Extract: "The queen was enchanted with the success of her protégée, who was speedily surrounded by an increasing circle of danglers who minced with toes turned out, shook back their costly ruffles, and lisped the most honeyed compliments from morn to dewy eve. She enjoyed her new position vastly, was blithe as a young bird, and gazed fearlessly on into a future, which seemed an...