Angelica is the main character of the series of historicallove books of a married couple of French writers. The action of novels takes place in the seventeenth century and is saturated not only with curious historical details, but also with the adventures of the main adventurer, who is Angelica. All the books in order to read very interesting.
In fact, Anna and Serge Golon are creativethe pseudonym of a married couple. Simon Shangyo and Vsevolod Golubinov met in the 40s in the French Congo, where they worked together. Their romance quickly grew into a deep feeling, and the lovers got married.
Vsevolod Sergeevich emigrated from Russia, whenthe Civil War began. He wholeheartedly wished to join the White Army, but failed. In 1920 he settled in France. His father was the royal consul in Iran.
Vsevolod Golubinov was always a creative person, engaged in painting, wrote notes.
Simona Shangyo was born in the familyFrench seaman. From an early age, the girl dreamed of becoming an artist or a writer. From the age of eighteen she began to publish books under the pseudonym Joëlle Duntern. After the marriage, Simon together with Vsevolod Golubinov settled in Versailles.
After returning from Africa, Golubinov could notfind a job in France. In the postwar period, life was rather difficult. In addition, their first child was born. Together, the couple released a book of memories of Africa, but it was not a success.
A little later, Simone came up with the idea ofwriting an adventurous historical novel. Golubin spent his days and nights in the Versailles library, Simone invented heroes, plot and plot lines. She wanted the main character to be a fragile, but at the same time incredibly strong woman. So in the writer's head appeared green-eyed blonde Angelica. Anna and Serge Golon took up the job with renewed zeal. And I must say, not unsuccessfully. The work has made a success and is still popular.
In the novels there are real historicalpersonality (Louis Fifteenth, Prince Conde) along with fictional characters (Geoffrey de Peyrak, Angelica). All books in the order of writing date from 1956 to 1985. The series consists of thirteen books. The last four Simon (Anne Golon) added one, because her husband died of a stroke in 1972.
Conventionally, a series of novels can be divided into two parts: the action of the first six books takes place in Europe (the Old World) and partly in Berberia, and the rest in the New World (forts of America and Canada).
Angelica - the daughter of an impoverished nobleman, Baron deSão de Montelu. At seventeen, a girl, though not of her own free will, marries Count de Peyrac, a wealthy Toulouse nobleman who is envious of the king himself.
The Count falls in love with Angelica at first sight, butthe girl is afraid of her lame and disfigured husband. But then love in her heart defeats fear, and it turns out that Geoffrey de Peyrac is the passion of her whole life.
Everything changes when a happy married couplecomes to Paris. Geoffrey is accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake. All his condition goes to the royal treasury, and Angelica, to save his life, has to wander for a long time on the street. A distinguished lady knew poverty, cold and hunger, she visited the very bottom of Paris. But, being strong in nature, does not despair and finds a way out. Marrying the royal pet, Marshal of France Philippe du Plessis-Belier, she again conquers Versailles.
Angelica's life is full of joys and sorrows, upsand falls. From a luxurious court lady, she instantly turns into a sultan's concubine, re-loses her husband and thinks that her youngest son was killed in the ocean. But life presents her surprise after surprise.
Old World has become for women a symbol of pain andsorrow, and she trusts her life and the lives of her friends to the terrible pirate Rescator, who is ready to take them to new lands. The reader does not even know what a turn of fate awaits the main character soon. And what choice Angelica will have to make.
All the books in order of the Old World:
The conditional second part includes seven books,who tell about the reunification of the Peyrak family and their life on undeveloped lands. New World returned to Angelica the love of her life, all her children were alive and well. She loves and is loved. But not everything will develop in a new life as she wants.
New World is fraught with many dangers.Even here, on pristinely clean land, heroes will have to face envy and malice, hatred and deceit. It may seem that Geoffrey and Angelica will no longer be able to resist the evil fate, but their love and devotion to each other will help overcome all adversity. Geoffrey is a strong, courageous and strong-willed man, who has deceived death several times, and she is fearless, indomitable, his Angelica.
All books in order:
A series of novels about Angelica attracted a lot of attention, and already in 1964 the first novel was screened. The main role was played by the magnificent French actress Michelle Mercier.
Also, four more films were shot in four years.And there was no heroine in France in the 60s, with which Angelica could be compared. Anna and Serge Golon were completely satisfied with the film versions of their novel.
In 2013, director Ariel Zeytun shot his own version of the story about Angelica.
