The Confessions Of Catherine De Medici
by:
C.W. Gortner (author)
ISBN:
9780340962954 (034096295X)
Publish date: 2010
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Edition language: English
Category:
History,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Italy,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Historical Romance,
Politics,
France,
Italian Literature,
European History,
16th Century
**more coming soon**Catherine de Medici has long been a pariah in the royal circles. It was she who was blamed for some of France's darkest moments. However, in this refreshing look at her life, through her own words, we see the lengths that she went to in order to save France, and to keep her sons ...
First off, I should start of by saying I do not know that much about this particular time period in France. I know how the political landscape of France effects other countries in Europe (mainly England) at this point in time but I am unfamiliar with how the French situation came to be. What I find ...
NO SPOILERS!!I have finished the book and want to say very clearly that this is a wonderful book. For me the the latter half is much better than the first, but you need the first to get acquainted with the characters. I did come to empathize with Catherine. It just took me a while. My sole reservati...
I absolutely loved The Last Queen when I read it and I’m glad I wasn’t disappointed with this either!Catherine de Medici is leaving Italy to marry Henry, second son of French King François I. But Henri is on love with his older mistress Diane de Poitiers and doesn’t seem to care about Catherine at a...
Very good, and very different than what I had expected. Fairly accurate, the only time I really had to suspend my belief was the extent of Catherine's involvement with Coligny. Other than that, a great read. For the longer review, please go here:http://www.epinions.com/review/Book_The_Confessions_of...
11 years ago
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