{"product_id":"catherine-de-medici-leonie-frieda-9780060744939","title":"Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe inspiration for the STARZ original series, \u003cem\u003eThe Serpent Queen\u003c\/em\u003e, streaming now!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A beautifully written portrait of a ruthless, subtle and fearless woman fighting for survival and power in a world of gangsterish brutality, routine assassination and religious mania. . . . Frieda has brought a largely forgotten heroine-villainess and a whole sumptuously vicious era back to life. . . . This is \u003cem\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eElizabeth\u003c\/em\u003e.\" --Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of \u003cem\u003eStalin: The Court of the Red Tsar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoisoner, besotted mother, despot, necromancer, engineer of a massacre: the dark legend of Catherine de Medici is centuries old. In this critically hailed biography, Leonie Frieda reclaims the story of this unjustly maligned queen of France to reveal a skilled ruler battling extraordinary political and personal odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on comprehensive research including thousands of Catherine's own letters, Frieda unfurls Catherine's story from her troubled childhood in Florence to her tumultuous marriage to Henry II of France; her transformation of French culture to her reign as a queen who would use brutality to ensure her children's royal birthright. Brilliantly executed, this enthralling biography goes beyond myth to paint a very human portrait of this remarkable figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leonie Frieda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0060744936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060744939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 5.38w x 1.17d","brand":"Leonie Frieda","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990058369279,"sku":"9780060744939","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dd4d4a28-da18-48c3-b69e-56d0cf96010f.jpg?v=1683302763","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/catherine-de-medici-leonie-frieda-9780060744939","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}