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Winter, 1564. Beautiful young Princess Margot is summoned to the court of France, where nothing is what it seems and a wrong word can lead to ruin. Known across Europe as Madame la Serpente, Margot's intimidating mother, Queen Catherine de Mdicis, is a powerful force in a country devastated by religious war. Among the crafty nobility of the royal court, Margot learns the intriguing and unspoken rules she must live by to please her poisonous family. Eager to be an obedient daughter, Margot accepts her role as a marriage pawn, even as she is charmed by the powerful, charismatic Duc de Guise. Though Margot's heart belongs to Guise, her hand will be offered to Henri of Navarre, a Huguenot leader and a notorious heretic looking to seal a tenuous truce. But the promised peace is a mirage: her mother's schemes are endless, and her brothers plot vengeance in the streets of Paris.
About the Author
Sophie Perinot writes stories set against the past exploring issues and feelings so essentially human that they transcend any particular era. Her debut novel, "The Sister Queens," (March 2012/NAL) , delved into the complicated and compelling bond between sisters--in this case Marguerite and Eleanor of Provence, 13th century queens of France and England. Perinot's, "Medicis Daughter," (December 2015/Thomas Dunne) traveled forward three-hundred years to the intrigue-riven French Valois court, spinning the tale of beautiful princess Marguerite who walked the knife edge between the demands of her serpentine mother, Catherine de Medicis, and those of her own conscience.
Perinot has both a BA in History and a law degree. She left the practice of law to pursue artistic interests, including writing. An active member of the Historical Novel Society, she has attended all of the group's North American Conferences and served as a panelist multiple times.
When she is not visiting corners of the past, Sophie lives in Great Falls Virginia with her three children, two cats, twp dogs and one husband.
To learn more about Sophie and her work, visit http://www.sophieperinot.com
