Used book – The Royal Exchange - movie tie-in cover, Chantal Thomas

The idea is audacious and may seem providential: an exchange of princesses to bring an end to a conflict. In 1722, at the crossroads of kingdoms and paths, the Infanta of Spain and the daughter of the Regent of France are still children. The former is to marry the very young Louis XV, the latter the heir to the Spanish throne. Will this criss-cross in the court of the great signify the end of their carefree childhood?

A novel adapted for the cinema by Marc Dugain. In cinemas on December 27th.

Chantal Thomas is a novelist, essayist, and playwright. Les Adieux à la Reine, winner of the Prix Femina 2002, and Le Testament d’Olympe are available from Points.

"A fascinating, and also terrifying, novel, where the trappings of fiction best adorn historical rigor." L’Express "Delicious as childhood, cruel as life." Télérama