The empress of ice cream

NOV 1 2010

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THE

EMPRESS

OF

ICE CREAM

Anthony Capella

McArthur & Company Toronto

First published in Canada in 2010 by McArthur & Company 322 King Street West, Suite 402 Toronto, Ontario M5V 1J2

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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Capella, Anthony

The empress of ice cream / Anthony Capella.

ISBN 978-1-55278-875-2

1. Keroualle, Louise-Renee de. Duchess of Portsmouth and Aubigny, 16491734—Fiction. 2. Charles 11, King of England, 1630-1685—Fiction. 3. Louis XrV, King of France, 1638-1715—Fiction. I. Title.

PR6103.A64E47 2010 823’.92 • ' C2010-903985-8

Cover photograph © Trevellion/Rebecca Parker Cover illustration © Sarah Coleman Cover design LBBG - Sam Combes Typeset in Galliard by M Rules Printed in Canada by Webcom

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The only emperor is the emperor of ice cream.

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