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And, tortured by what she sees, Catherine becomes dangerously. Editions for Madame Serpent: 0099493179 (Paperback published in 2006), (Kindle Edition published in 2012), (Kindle Edition published in 2010). Jean Plaidy, the pen name of the prolific English author Eleanor Hibbert, was one of the preeminent authors of historical fiction for most of the twentieth century. Humiliated and unloved, Catherine spies on Henry and his lover, the infamous Diane de Poitiers. Amid the glittering fêtes and banquets of the most immoral court in sixteenth-century Europe, the reluctant bride becomes a passionate but unwanted wife. On the promise of a dowry fit for a king, Catherine has left her true love in Italy, forced into trading her future for a stake in the French crown. LOOK Madame Serpent A Catherine de Medici Novel. Sullen-eyed and broken-hearted, fourteen-year-old Catherine de' Medici arrives in Marseilles to marry Henry of Orleans, second son of the King of France. Madame Serpent by Jean Plaidy - Back in print after more than twenty years and for the first time in eBook, Madame Serpent, the first novel in Jean Plaidys. Madame Serpent (The Medici Trilogy: Volume 1) by Plaidy, Jean and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at .uk.

Sullen-eyed and broken-hearted, fourteen-year-old Catherine de'Medici arrives in Marseilles to marry Henry of Orleans, second son of the King of France. The brokenhearted Catherine has left her true love in Italy, forced into trading her future happiness for marriage into the French royal family. Description for Madame Serpent Paperback. Fourteen-year-old Catherine de’ Medici arrives in Marseilles to marry Henry, Duke of Orleans, second son of the King of France. Jean Plaidy Madame Serpent: A Catherine de' Medici Novel (Catherine De' Medici Trilogy) Paperback Jby Jean Plaidy (Author) 38 ratings Hardcover 33.22 1 Used from 29.23 1 New from 33.22 Paperback 24.99 8 Used from 18.27 17 New from 19.98 1 Collectible from 17.