Note: Opinions expressed in reviews and articles on this site are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of BookLoons. Though Duchessina is a good introduction to the Medici family, it is not as readable as some of Carolyn Meyer's other works. Also, at the very beginning, the narration mentions that Catherine started life as Duchessina and ended as Madame Serpent, but nowhere does the reader get to see that change (there's only a mention in the Historical Notes at the end). From the start of the story, it is hard for the reader to get into her life, and thus she seems more distant than Meyer's other protagonists. Most of Meye's heroines are easy to get to know, but Catherine is not. As her new life begins, Catherine learns that things are never fair. When the civil unrest settles, Clement arranges Catherine's marriage to Prince Henri of France. Duchessina by Carolyn Meyer ISBN 13: 9780152066208 ISBN 10: 0152066209 Trade Paper Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN-13: 978-0152066208 Young Catherine de Medici is the sole heiress to the entire fortune of the wealthy Medici family. At the first convent, Catherine is despised for being a Medici, but soon is transferred to a friendlier one, where she meets and befriends three other girls. Duchessina by Carolyn Meyer, 2016, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company edition, in English. Raised first by Pope Leo and then by Pope Clement VII, Catherine is eventually sent to live in convents when Clement angers the Italians by trying to exert too much power. Because of this, her family and friends called her Duchessina, Italian for Little Duchess.
This is the story of Catherine de' Medici, Queen of France.Ĭaterina Maria Romula di Lorenzo de' Medici's parents died while she was a little girl, leaving her the title of Duchess of Urbino. She has a number in her Young Royals series, but Duchessina is the first that I have read. I always enjoy Carolyn Meyer's historical novels about the lives of famous women. Duchessina: Young Royals by Carolyn Meyer
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