Book description
A compelling tale of love, lust and murder which traces the evolution
of Catherine de Medici - the great-granddaughter of Lorenzo the
Magnificent - from an unloved, timid orphan to France's most cunning monarch
A cold, ruthless murderess and occultist, or a loyal wife and mother,
and the most competent monarch France ever knew?
In The Devil's Queen, Jeanne Kalogridis examines Catherine de'Medici's
attraction to astrology and the dark arts, as well as the political,
religious and personal forces that converged during her life.
Catherine de'Medici was one of France's most notorious and blood
thirsty monarchs, feared by some as an occultist, seen to be consorting
with the likes of Nostradamus and thought to have been responsible for
the brutal St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre.
For many she was loved as a monarch devoted to bringing about peace
during the Wars of Religion. Others saw her as an unfortunate victim of
circumstances, struggling to come to terms with the death of her own
husband whom she loved dearly, as well as the tragic death of her own
parents at an early age.
In Kalogridis' most passionate and thought-provoking novel, we follow
in the footsteps of France's orphan queen and her rise to power in the
tumultuous climate of sixteenth century France. Praise for Jeanne Kalogridis:
The Borgia Bride:
'Love, lust, incest and murder: this historical romance has it all'
Mail on Sunday
'From sexual passion to mortal danger, the dramatic shift of real
historical events will keep the reader turning the pages'
Philippa Gregory
'Corset-busting escapism'
The Sunday Times Jeanne Kalogridis was born in Florida in 1954. She
earned a BA in Russian and an MA in Linguistics from the University of
South Florida and went on to teach English as a Second Language at the
American University in Washington, D. C. She now lives with her husband
on the West Coast of the US, sharing a house with two dogs. Her
interests include yoga, Buddhism, languages, art, and reading everything
ever published.
