Hostage queen
By: Freda Lightfoot
Publisher: Severn House; Severn House Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Sutton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780727868886; 9781847512314
Subjects: Fiction; Saint Bartholomew's Day, Massacre of, France, 1572; History; Hostages
Description: Marguerite de Valois, the most beautiful woman in the French Court, is the subject of great intrigue. She loves Henri of Guise, but is married off to Henry of Navarre, which--her mother hopes--will bring peace to the realm. But, within days, the streets of Paris are awash with blood, and Marguerite and her new husband are held hostage by her own family. Can they ever hope to escape alive? In a court rife with murder, jealousy and the hunger for power, it will not be an easy task.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Hardback; title: A brand-new historical novel from a well-loved storyteller; title: Marguerite de Valois, the most beautiful woman in the French Court, is the subject of great intrigue. She loves Henri of Guise, but is married off to Henry of Navarre, which; title: her mother hopes; title: will bring peace to the realm. But, within days, the streets of Paris are awash with blood, and Marguerite and her new husband are held hostage by her own family. Can they ever hope to escape alive? In a court rife with murder, jealousy and the hunger for power, it will not be an easy task.