THE DEVIL’S QUEEN: A Novel of Catherine de Medici
Jeanne Kalogridis
St. Martin's Press
Historical Fiction
ISBN: 9780312368432
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From Jeanne Kalogridis, the bestselling author of I, MONA LISA and THE BORGIA BRIDE, comes a new novel that tells the passionate story of a queen who loved not wisely... but all too well.
Confidante of Nostradamus, scheming mother-in-law to Mary, Queen of Scots, and architect of the bloody St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, Catherine de Medici is one of the most maligned monarchs in history. In her latest historical fiction, Jeanne Kalogridis tells Catherine’s story --- that of a tender young girl, destined to be a pawn in Machiavellian games.
Born into one of Florence’s most powerful families, Catherine was soon left a fabulously rich heiress by the early deaths of her parents. Violent conflict rent the city state and she found herself imprisoned and threatened by her family’s enemies before finally being released and married off to the handsome Prince Henry of France.
Overshadowed by her husband’s mistress, the gorgeous, conniving Diane de Poitiers, and unable to bear children, Catherine resorted to the dark arts of sorcery to win Henry’s love and enhance her fertility --- for which she would pay a price. Against the lavish and decadent backdrop of the French court, and Catherine’s blood-soaked visions of the future, Kalogridis reveals the great love and desire Catherine bore for her husband, Henry, and her stark determination to keep her sons on the throne.
THE DEVIL’S QUEEN: A Novel of Catherine de Medici © Copyright 2009 by Jeanne Kalogridis. Reprinted with permission by St. Martin's Press. All rights reserved.
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Critical Praise
"Seasoned historic novelist Kalogridis nails the palace intrigue and lush pageantry of the Renaissance."––– Publishers Weekly
"Kalogridis puts a human face on one of the most reviled women in history.... Catherine displays a cunning guile and a ruthless streak tempered by her great love for her husband and children. Interwoven into her life story and lending this fictional biography an almost mystical bent is her symbiotic relationship with Cosimo Ruggieri, a mysterious medieval psychic who plays an ever-expanding role in Catherine’s fortunes."––– Booklist
"I enjoyed the book immensely.... It is very well written and well worth the time it will take to read. Be sure to have enough time to sit and actually get into it... it will keep you enthralled."––– NightOwlRomance.com
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