C. W. Gortner

Leaving her native Florence to marry Henry II of France, Catherine de Medici embarks on an unanticipated destiny of religious warfare, thwarted leadership and psychologically charged royal machinations. By the author of The Last Queen.

A Novel

The Confessions of Catherine de Medici

Jennifer A.

My guilty pleasure in life is historical fiction and this novel satisfied on all of my needs. The story had a healthy dose of historical events, attention to sumptuous detail, and most importantly, a strong but fallible heroine, Catherine de Medici. I did not know much about the French queen prior to reading this novel, but I think that the author, Gortner, was able to portray a figure who valiantly struggled to bring peace to France and to her own family. Ultimately, her decisions and interferences led to war and have colored her place in history. This novel has piqued my interest in Catherine de Medici and I look forward to reading more of her life story.

Sarah Roberts

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C W Gortner

I was ten years old when I discovered I might be a witch... The sixteenth century: the era of queens. Catherine de Medici is an impressionable, mystical girl. She is orphaned and taken hostage by her enemies, and manipulated by her advisors; yet she is to become France's most powerful regent. History will make her name synonymous with evil, but she is all too human. Humiliated at the hands of her husband and his mistress, and haunted by her gift of second sight, she must rise above her troubles and fight to save her dynasty and adopted country from the brutal Wars of Religion... In THE CONFESSIONS OF CATHERINE DE MEDICI, C W Gortner vividly depicts the turbulent life of one of history's most notorious yet misunderstood women.

The Confessions of Catherine de Medici A Novel

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