The Italian Woman
Jean Plaidy
When Catherine de' Medici was forced to marry Henry of Orleans, her's was not the only heart broken. Jeanne of Navarre once dreamed of marrying this same prince, but like Catherine, she must comply with King Francis's political needs. And so both Catherine and Jeanne's lives are set on unwanted paths, destined to cross in affairs of state, love and faith, driving them to become deadly political rivals.
Years later Jeanne is happily married to the dashing but politically inept Antoine de Bourbon, whilst the widowed Catherine continues to be loved by few and feared by many - including her children. But Catherine is now the powerful mother of kings, who will do anything to see her beloved second son, Henry, rule France. As civil war ravages the country and Jeanne fights for the Huguenot cause, Catherine advances along her unholy road, making enemies at every turn...
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Matt Bates
WH Smith Travel
An exciting tale and Jean Plaidy tells it with accurate knowledge
Times Literary Supplement
Plaidy excels at blending history with romance and drama
New York Times
Jean Plaidy, by the skilful blending of superb storytelling and meticulous attention to authenticiy of detail and depth of charaterization has become one of the country's most widely read novelists
Sunday Times
Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting
Observer
One of England's foremost historical novelists
Birmingham Mail
An excellent story
Irish Press
A penetrating and thoughtful study of Catherine de'Medici
Northern Daily Telegraph