The Confessions of Catherine de Medici

Synopsis

Catherine de Medici was one of historys most powerful and influential women. To some, she was the ruthless queen who led France into an era of savage violence. To others, she was the passionate savior of the French monarchy. In this brilliantly imagined novel, acclaimed author C. W. Gortner brings Catherine to life in her own voice, allowing us to enter the intimate world of a woman whose determination to protect her familys throne and realm plunged her into a lethal struggle for power. From the fairytale chateaux of the Loire Valley to the battlefields of the wars of religion to the mobfilled streets of Paris, The Confessions of Catherine de Medici is the extraordinary untold journey of one of the most maligned and misunderstood women ever to be queen.