The Confessions of Catherine de Medici is a dramatic, epic novel of an all-too-human woman whose strength and passion propelled her into the center of grand events. Meticulously-researched, this engrossing novel offers a fresh portrait of a queen who has… — Sandra Gulland Copy Share Image
“I play out the cards. They say: This is Heaven, this is Hell. It is one.” — Sandra Gulland Copy Share
“My other treasure was my virginity, and I'd thought of selling it too, years back, to the steward's hunchback son. I had refrained, holding… — Sandra Gulland Copy Share
The Confessions of Catherine de Medici is a dramatic, epic novel of an all-too-human woman whose strength and passion propelled her into the center… — Sandra Gulland Copy Share
Splendid,' Abbé Patin said with a sheepish grin, pulling up alongside. 'There is nothing quite so thrilling as riding in fear of one's life. — Sandra Gulland Copy Share
“He calls me Josephine. He says I'm an angel, a saint, his good lucky star. I know I'm no angel, but in truth I… — Sandra Gulland Copy Share
“I confess that I enjoy this vocation, in spite of my sex. I feel a certain thrill, as if I were visiting a lover.… — Sandra Gulland Copy Share
The Queen has been guillotined, accused of crimes beyond imagining. Last night she appeared to me in a dream, handing me her head. — Sandra Gulland Copy Share
Daggers ever at the ready, I went about the day: children fed, linens mended, bedclothes aired. In little ways one conquers fear. — Sandra Gulland Copy Share
“I nodded yes. Another deceit. I have become a person I do not care for.” — Sandra Gulland Copy Share
“Now I have discovered where it is that she goes. It's the guillotine that draws her, across the river in the Place Louis Quinze-… — Sandra Gulland Copy Share
Susanne Alleyn's Game of Patience is a well-crafted historical mystery, authentic in every detail. Wonderfully entertaining. — Sandra Gulland Copy Share
“I kissed his cheek. "My King." I swooped into the courtly curtsy he'd taught me as a girl, regally kicking an imaginary train aside… — Sandra Gulland Copy Share
