I just finished the historical novel medicis daughter by sophie perinot. Perinot s next novel, medicis daughter, 2015 thomas dunnest. Free download and the betrayal that ignited a kingdom by goldstone, nancy isbn. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Margots story is one of her tempestuous relationship with catherineof her need to be loved and accepted by, yet also free from the stranglehold of, her mother. New york times bestsellerthe history books have cast katherine of aragon, the first queen of king henry viii of england, as the ultimate symbol of. Beautiful young princess margot is summoned to the court of france, where nothing is what it seems and a wrong word can lead. That meant getting in queen catherines head and trying to understand her psyche. From the arms of the charismatic duke of guise to the bloodsoaked streets of paris, princess marguerite runs a dangerous gauntlet, taking the reader with her. Beautiful young princess margot is summoned to the court of france, where nothing is what it seems and a wrong word can lead to ruin.
Beautiful young princess margot is summoned to the court of france, where nothing is. Sophie perinot historical fiction author the sister queens. So little is written about marguerite from her own point of view. Margaret of valois queen consort of navarre britannica. Martin is set threehundred years laterat intrigueriven 16th century french valois court. Sophie perinot goodreads author shelved 6 times as medici. In medicis daughter, sophie perinot tells the riveting story of a 16th century french princess caught in the throes of royal intrigue and religious war. Perinot the sister queens, 2012 takes on the life of marguerite, affectionately known as margot, a woman maligned by history yet ripe for the romance of historical fiction. It is told from margots perspective from the time she is a young girl through the days after her marriage when she is nineteen to her cousin, henri, the king of. Three of her brothers would become kings of france.
Tar heel reader books for beginning readers of all ages. In medicis daughter, sophie perinot paints a vivid portrait of power struggles, personal and political, in renaissance france. I fell for sophie perinot s work in 2012 when i read the sister queens. Centering on princess marguerite and the religious conflicts that dominated her country as she came of age, the premise in the hands of a lesser author could well have slid into either soap opera territory or a more dull documentary. Perinot matches the rhythm of margots life to the political storms. Beautiful young princess margot is summoned to the court of france, where nothing is what it seems and a wrong word can lead to ruinor worse. Interview with sophie perinot, author of medicis daughter. Margaret of france, duchess of berry 15231574, sister of henry ii of.
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