The Last Queen, C. W. Gortner
The Last Queen, C. W. Gortner
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The Last Queen
A Novel of Juana La Loca

Author: C. W. Gortner

Narrator: Marguerite Gavin

Unabridged: 13 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/29/2008

Synopsis

One of history's most enigmatic women tells the haunting, passionate story of her tumultuous life. Juana of Castile is just thirteen when she witnesses the fall of Moorish Granada and the uniting of the fractured kingdoms of Spain under her warrior parents, Isabel and Fernando. Intelligent, beautiful, and proud of her heritage, Juana rebels when she is chosen as a bride for the Hapsburg heiruntil she comes facetoface with Prince Philip the Fair, a man who will bring her the greatest of passions and the darkest despair. When tragedy decimates Juana's family in Spain, she suddenly finds herself heiress to Castile, a realm prey to scheming lords bent on thwarting her rule. The betrayal of those she loves plunges Juana into a ruthless battle of wills, a struggle of corruption, perfidy, and heartshattering deceit that could cost her the crown, her freedom, and her very life.

About C. W. Gortner

C. W. Gortner is the author of many bestselling historical novels—including Mademoiselle Chanel—which have been published in more than twenty countries. He lives in San Francisco.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Caroline on January 20, 2021

I have a new favourite historical fiction author. It just blew me away! I knew very little of Juana, “the mad” queen of Spain (and sister of Catherine of Aragon) and this story sucked me in from the start! So well written, with the characters all coming to life and yet never soapy or melodramatic. I......more

Goodreads review by Patricija || book.duo on April 30, 2020

3.75/5 Visi turim tokių malonumų, apie kuriuos intelektualiose (gerai, gerai, gal ir šiek tiek snobiškose) kompanijose nelabai pasigirtume. Kas Taylor Swift naują albumėlį pasileidžia, o tada pasileidžia ir plaukus, kas kur kas mieliau žiūri Netflixo vienkartines romantines komedijas, nei kad naują A......more

Goodreads review by MichelleCH on August 29, 2008

I went back and forth on whether this was a two or three star rating for me. The beginning of the book is nicely written drawing the reader into the story as seen through the eyes of a very young Juana. The middle however started to become much too modernized for my personal taste. I felt like the a......more

Goodreads review by Kate on October 14, 2011

C.W. Gortner has one of the more interesting literary platforms I've ever seen for a historical fiction writer, particularly a male one: he takes the maligned women of history and gives them a sympathetic makeover. Not to say he merely takes a historical villainess and paints her white - he seeks me......more

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