THE CONFESSIONS OF CATHERINE DE MEDICI: A NOVEL
Book ID/图书代码： 06840009B31573
English Summary/英文概要： The High Renaissance is often called the era of queens. While several of these women are accorded heroic status, the one who dominated France in the late 1500s is either ignored or maligned. She is Catherine de Medici, mother of the last Valois kings, and her name has become synonymous with evil.
Persuasive, indomitable, often misunderstood, in The Confessions of Catherine de Medici, Catherine tells her story. She recounts her youth spent as a papal pawn and her rare gift of second sight; of her time as Henri II’s queen and her humiliation by his mistress; and the tumultuous years when she became a widowed queenregent and mother, fighting to save France and her dynasty from the savage Wars of Religion.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 欧洲文艺复兴的全盛时期通常也被称作女王的时代。当好几位这样的女性以英雄的姿态站上历史的舞台的时候，唯独16世纪末一位法国女王的名声褒贬不一。她就是凯瑟琳德梅迪茜， 最后瓦卢瓦的王朝的母亲，她被认为是邪恶的化身。
有说服力、不屈不挠，常被误解，在《凯瑟琳德梅迪茜的自白》书中，凯瑟琳一一诉说自己的故事。她回忆起她的青春岁月都只是扮演着教皇的傀儡的角色，她唯一稀罕的就是第二次重见光明；她的一生作亨利二世的皇后，做他的情妇也是她所不耻的；在动荡的年间，她一个寡妇，要带孩子又要带领法国和她的王朝从宗教蛮战中求得生存。(XJJ)
Awards/获奖情况：此書版權已售：Rights sold to Hodder/UK, Atticus-Azbooka/Russia, Anu Elara/Slovenia
"The notorious Catherine de Medici emerges as a flesh-and-blood woman in this masterful recounting of her life. C.W. Gortner has an uncanny ability to delve into the intense humanness of his characters." - Margaret George, international bestselling author of The Autobiography of Henry VIII
"Powerful and determined, . . . With an Catherine de Medici strides across the treacherous glamour of 16th century France in this breathtaking novelexquisite eye for detail and deep sensitivity, Gortner evokes a woman of immense personality and resolve, who never gave up on her children or country. You will not be able to put this book down!" - Michelle Moran, national bestselling author of Nefertiti
"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 too often been portrayed as a villian. Bravo Mr. Gortner!" - Sandra Gulland, bestselling author of The Josephine B Trilogy and Mistress of the Sun 国际畅销书《亨利八世的自传》作者玛格丽特乔治如是评论道，“在这本充满技巧的自述书中，臭名昭著的凯瑟琳德梅迪茜将自己描绘成一个有血有肉的女人。C.W.高特纳以其不可思议的技能挖掘出了本书主人公的人性的一面。”
美国畅销书《埃及女王奈费尔提蒂》作者米歇尔莫干如是评论道，“强势，坚决...因为有凯瑟琳德梅迪茜，高特纳得以从细节和深层的细腻角度，以惊险独到的眼光掠过16世纪法国的奸佞，唤醒了一个女人巨大的个性和决心，她从没想过放弃她的国家或孩子。你会立马对这本书爱不释手。”
畅销书《约瑟夫B三部曲和太阳的情妇》作者桑德拉戈尔兰德如是评论道，“《凯瑟琳德梅迪茜的自白》是一部集戏剧和史诗于一体的长篇小说，讲述了一个比男人还厉害的女人用她的力量和热情将自己推到伟大事件的中心，成为历史人物。经过仔细的研究，这本引人入胜的小说以一种全新的角度重新定义了这位常被冠以恶棍骂名的女皇。高特纳先生， 做的好！”
About the Author/作者介绍： 高特纳先前的一部小说《最后一位女皇》好评如潮，已经被翻译成八种语言，销往世界各地。《出版者周刊》评其为，“眼前一亮，前途无量”；《今日小说评论》将其列为最完美的十部小说之一。 Gortner’s previous novel THE LAST QUEEN has been translated into eight languages and was received with high praise--"sparkling" and "brilliantly told," wrote Publishers Weekly, and Romance Reviews Today named the novel a "Perfect 10".
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