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Will Bashor

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From Columbus, Ohio, Will earned his Ph.D. from the American Graduate School of Paris. In his spare time, he reads memoirs and researches the lives of royals and their courtiers. He hopes to share his fascination with the Bourbon dynasty and its quirky inhabitants and, at the same time, weave the historical record with creative fiction. He has written articles for the Huffington Post, Age of Revolutions, BBC History Magazine, France Today, and Carine Roitfeld’s CR Fashion Book.

His new novel, The Bastard Prince of Versailles, received a 5-Star Review from Readers' Favorites (by K.C. Finn):
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Fifteen years before the arrival of the new dauphine of France, on the 2nd of November 1770, the city of Lisbon woke to a devastating earthquake, in which some thirty thousand lives perished. On the very same day, All Souls’ Day, far from the terrible disaster, Marie Antoinette was born in the gay city of Vienna.

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message 9: by James

James Tivendale Hey Will,

Thank you for adding me.

I have had a quick browse through the summaries of your books and they seem really interesting. I have been recently researching Lafayette and I know he was a character present around Marie Antoinette's and Louis the XVI's era. Which of your books would you recommend me checking out first?

If you would like me to review any of your books then by all means message me and we can sort something out.

I hope you are having a good day.

James x


message 8: by Laura

Laura Thanks for the friendship Will!


Lianne Hi Will, thanks for the friend request! Happy reading & writing :)


message 6: by Beth

Beth Hi Will,
Thanks for sending a friend request to this fellow Goodreads author!


Debbie "DJ" Hi Will, Thanks for the friendvite :) I've got to move your book further up on my TBR list!


message 4: by Cindi

Cindi Thanks for the request, Will. :)


message 3: by SoundofSilence_BookFan (last edited Oct 16, 2013 01:27AM)

SoundofSilence_BookFan Congrats! Was very excited to finally see Marie Antoinette's Head, after very impatiently re-syncing my e-reader. Preorders arrived just after midnight!Marie Antoinette's Head: The Royal Hairdresser, the Queen, and the Revolution


message 2: by Robin

Robin Craig Clark Hello Will, thank you for being my friend.
Peace and happiness be with you,
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Christine Hatfield Thanks for being my friend


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