Daughter of Silk

By: Linda Lee Chaikin

Narrated by: Christine Rendel

Pursuing the family name as the finest silk producer in Lyon, the young Huguenot Rachelle Dushane-Macquinet is thrilled to accompany her famous couturier Grandmere to Paris, there to create a silk trousseau for the Royal Princess Marguerite Valois.The Court is magnificent; its regent, Catherine de Medici, deceptively charming … and the circumstances, darker than Rachelle could possibly imagine. At a time in history when the tortures of the Bastille and the fiery stake are an almost casual consequence in France, a scourge of recrimination is moving fast and furious against the Huguenots—and as the Queen Mother's political intrigues weave a web of deception around her, Rachelle finds herself in imminent danger.Hope rests in warning the handsome Marquis Fabien de Vendome of the wicked plot against his kin. But to do so, Rachelle must follow a perilous course.

A empowering and heart wrenching story full of hope

This was a fantastic book. Written during a time of great religious persecution in France. The narrator did a fantastic job. This book for me is easier listened to then read due to so many words I am unable to pronounce.

fun read

I have enjoyed Linda Chaikin's books since highschool and was pleased to see that audible had some. I enjoyed the story and the history of the work. and I plan on finishing the series.

I learned so much

This story is well written and inspires me to learn more about the persecution of the Protestants in France in the 1500s.