Madame Serpent [Paperback]

Jean Plaidy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2006

Sullen-eyed and broken-hearted, fourteen-year-old Catherine de'Medici arrives in Marseilles to marry Henry of Orleans, second son of the King of France. On the promise of a dowry fit for a king, Catherine has left her true love in Italy, forced into trading her future for a stake in the French crown. Amid the glittering fetes and banquets of the most immoral court in sixteenth-century Europe, the reluctant bride becomes a passionate but unwanted wife. Humiliated and unloved, Catherine spies on Henry and his lover, the infamous Diane de Poitiers. And, tortured by what she sees, Catherine becomes dangerously occupied by a ruthless ambition destined to make her the most despised woman in France: the dream that one day the French crown will be worn be a Medici heir ...

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About the Author

Jean Plaidy, one of the preeminent authors of historical fiction for most of the twentieth century, is the pen name of the prolific English author Eleanor Hibbert, also know as Victoria Holt. Jean Plaidy's novels had sold more than 14 million copies worldwide by the time of her deah in 1993. For further information about our Jean Plaidy reissues and mailing list, please visit www.randomhouse.co.uk/minisites/jeanplaidy

Product Details

• Paperback: 405 pages
• Publisher: Arrow; New edition edition (July 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0099493179
• ISBN-13: 978-0099493174
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #104,329 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love This Book., August 14, 1999

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This review is from: Madame Serpent (Hardcover)

A superb novel, one of my favourite book I have ever read. Jean Plaidy is able to convert history into an interesting book which people can get absorbed in without a problem. Its an easy book to read with treachery, murder and romance. It has a wide range of vocabulary and I have learnt many new words from reading this book. I recommmend this book for anyone over 14 years old.

2 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST, May 2, 2008

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S. D. Simmons "s.d. simmons" (charleston ,s.c.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Madame Serpent (Paperback)

amazing novel full of betrayal,murder and romance.you will become absorbed in this story to the last page.