Madame Serpent : A Catherine de' Medici Novel (Paperback)

from LibraryCin

This one is about Catherine de Medici. It starts when she is a little girl in Italy, and follows her through the time her husband, King Henry of France, dies. Catherine is in love with her husband, but has to suffer the humiliation of Henry preferring a woman much older, and merely tolerating his...

from cathymoore

This is the first of three novels about Catherine de'Medici and her family. This one covers her childhood in Italy and her marriage to Henry II of France. The majority of the story covers life, love and intrigue at the French royal court in the 16th century. It is really enjoyable and easy to rea...

from killerX

This is an interesting character in French royal history and there are some well-written accounts of her. This is not one of them. Very tedious.

from PhilSyphe

All I knew of Catherine de Medici before reading this fictionalised account of her life was that she was a "bad" woman. I expected to dislike her character throughout this book, but despite a few "evil intentions", I found myself on her side and making excuses for her whenever she went too far wi...

from PhilSyphe

All I knew of Catherine de Medici before reading this fictionalised account of her life was that she was a "bad" woman. I expected to dislike her character throughout this book, but despite a few "evil intentions", I found myself on her side and making excuses for her whenever she went too far wi...