Carolyn Meyer

While her tyrannical family is out of favor in Italy, young Catherine de Medici is raised in convents, then in 1533, when she is fourteen, her uncle, Pope Clement VII, arranges for her marriage to prince Henri of France, who is destined to become king.

Duchessina, a Novel of Catherine de Medici

Jeni Enjaian

I really wanted to enjoy this book. The story of Catherine de Medici has long intrigued me and made me want to learn more. However, I would not recommend this book. From the first few chapters where Catherine somehow narrates events that happened when she was two and three years old with great detail, something largely scientifically impossible, I found it hard to take this book seriously. I do however, plan to read more books on Catherine, just not this one. I do not recommend this one at all.

Duchessina, a Novel of Catherine de Medici

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