The devil's queen a novel of Catherine de Medici
Kalogridis tells the story of Caterina, a tender young girl, destined to be a pawn in Machiavellian games. Left a fabulously rich heiress, imprisoned and threatened by her family's enemies, she was finally married off to a handsome prince of France. Overshadowed by her husband's mistress,...
| Main Author: | Kalogridis, Jeanne. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
St. Martin's Press,
2009.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: |
Kalogridis tells the story of Caterina, a tender young girl, destined to be a pawn in Machiavellian games. Left a fabulously rich heiress, imprisoned and threatened by her family's enemies, she was finally married off to a handsome prince of France. Overshadowed by her husband's mistress, the conniving Diane de Poitiers, and now consort to a King, Catherine resorted to sorcery to win his love, enhance her fertility and foil her enemies. Against the lavish and decadent backdrop of the French court, and Catherine's visions induced by the black arts, Kalogoris reveals the great love and desire Catherine bore for her husband Henry, and her stark determination to keep her sons on the throne.--From publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: |
470 p. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780312368432 0312368437 |
| Author Notes: |
Her latest novel is entitled The Devil's Queen: A Novel of Catherine de Medici. (Publisher Provided) |