Madame Serpent (Catherine de'Medici)

Berkley Medallion, 1975 Historical Novel paperback book, 1st Berkley Medallion printing, 12/75...Condition is very good plus, slight crease on spine with small ripple back cover lower corner clipped, light edge wear, inside of book is aged with edges toned, no writing or stamps, cover is bright and glossy, a nice looking book........WRAPPED IN PLASTIC BAG TO PROTECT CONDITION OF BOOK...........We have other titles in this genre in stock and give discounts in shipping on additional books, please contact us for more iinformation**...... SUMMARY - he Transition of Innocent Girl Into Sinister Consort........ Sullen-eyed and broken hearted, fourteen-year-old Catherine de'Medici rode into France. Behind her and before her rode the nobility of Italy. She was to marry Henry of Orleans, second son of the King........ Amid the glittering fetes, masques, jousts and banquets of the most immoral court in sixteenth-century Europe, the reluctant bride became a passionate but unwanted wife....... Slowly, methodically, sparked by humiliation and jealousy as she secretly spied on Henry's lovemaking, Catherine plotted her revenge--a revenge that would change the destiny of Europe...