The newspaper praises the author for his knowledge of French literature, and details about the personalities of the day and the palaces where they meet. However, the novel departs from reality in at least one key detail. Lambertye is easily re-elected for a second presidential term, while Giscard d'Estaing was voted out in 1981 after one - just two months before Lady Diana Spencer married Prince Charles to become the Princess of Wales. In that year, Diana was 20 while Giscard d'Estaing was 55.
The newspaper praises the author for his knowledge of French literature, and details about the personalities of the day and the palaces where they meet.
However, the novel departs from reality in at least one key detail.
Lambertye is easily re-elected for a second presidential term, while Giscard d'Estaing was voted out in 1981 after one - just two months before Lady Diana Spencer married Prince Charles to become the Princess of Wales.
In that year, Diana was 20 while Giscard d'Estaing was 55.
