The Wild Queen: The Days and Nights of Mary Queen of Scots by Carolyn Meyer (Published by Harcourt, June 19, 2012)Mary is only six days old when she is crowned after the death of her father, five years old when she is sent to France to be raised alongside her future husband. Surrounded by friends and beloved by the royal family, Mary absorbs the culture, becoming more French than Scot. But when her frail young husband dies, Mary, now eighteen, is stripped of her title as Queen of France and set adrift in the harsh world, alone.
Determined to reign over what is rightfully hers, as well as to claim the throne of England to which she believes she is entitled, Mary returns to Scotland. The fiery young queen must sometimes go to brutal lengths to establish her sovereignty. And she is just as willful when it comes to her love life. Hoping that a husband will help her secure the coveted English throne, Mary marries again, but the love and security she longs for elude her. Instead, she finds herself embroiled in a murder scandal that could cost her the crown. And her attempts to bargain with her formidable "sister queen," Elizabeth I of England, could cost her her very life.
I love Carolyn Meyer's Young Royals series, so I can't wait to read this book. I love the cover, and this is one of my favorite time periods to read about in historical fiction.
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Don't just love it when Meyer publishes another book! She's an icon in children's lit! Looking forward to this one as well! Thanks for the preview!
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