{"product_id":"young-queens-9780374294489","title":"Young Queens","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for The\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Prize (Biography)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of\u003ci\u003e BookRiot\u003c\/i\u003e''s Best Biographies of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2024 Women''s Prize in Nonfiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe boldly original, dramatic intertwined story of Catherine de' Medici, Elisabeth de Valois, and Mary, Queen of Scotsthree queens exercising power in a world dominated by men.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrphaned from infancy, Catherine de' Medici endured a tumultuous childhood. Married to the French king, she was widowed by forty, only to become the power behind the French throne during a period of intense civil strife. In 1546, Catherine gave birth to a daughter, Elisabeth de Valois, who would become Queen of Spain. Two years later, Catherine welcomed to her nursery the beguiling young Mary Queen of Scots, who would later become her daughter-in-law.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTogether, Catherine, Elisabeth, and Mary lived through the sea changes that tran\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525024424279,"sku":"9780374294489","price":26.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780374294489.jpg?v=1731858971","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/young-queens-9780374294489","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}