Passion, adultery and betrayal in the court of one of history's most-maligned queens.

I was ten years old when I discovered I might be a witch...The sixteenth century: the era of queens. Catherine de Medici is an impressionable, mystical girl. She is orphaned and taken hostage by her enemies, and manipulated by her advisors; yet she is to become France's most powerful regent. History will make her name synonymous with evil, but she is all too human. Humiliated at the hands of her husband and his mistress, and haunted by her gift of second sight, she must rise above her troubles and fight to save her dynasty and adopted country from the brutal Wars of Religion...In THE CONFESSIONS OF CATHERINE DE MEDICI, C W Gortner vividly depicts the turbulent life of one of history's most notorious yet misunderstood women.

"Alison Weir and Philippa Gregory fans will devour this smashing fictional biography." - Booklist

"Disturbing royal secrets and court manipulations wickedly twist this enthralling story, brilliantly told." - Publishers Weekly on THE LAST QUEEN

"Compelling... a riveting blend of passion, power and betrayal." - Inside Soap

"In this book C W Gortner vividly depicts the turbulent life of one of history's most notorious yet, misunderstood women." - Four Shires