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Marvelous : a novel / Molly Greeley.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063244092 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xii, 402 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
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| Subject: | Catherine de Médicis, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of France, 1519-1589 > Fiction. Marriage > Fiction. France > History > Henry II, 1547-1559 > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | FIC Greel | 31681010312718 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Set in the French royal court of Catherine deâ Medici during the Renaissance, this novel follows Pedro Gonsalvus, an unusual man who, delivered by a slave broker into Franceâs royal court, becomes the favorite of the queen who is determined to find him a bride. 30,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
A novel set in the French royal court of Catherine de' Medici during the Renaissance follows Pedro Gonzales, an unusual man who, delivered by a slave broker into France's royal court, becomes the favorite of the queen who is determined to find him a bride. - HARPERCOLL
"Enchanting. Molly Greeley has pulled off a piece of magic to tell a dazzling love story about the outcast's ache to be cared for and belong. This book broke my heart and put it back together again."--Allison Epstein, author of A Tip for the Hangman
A mesmerizing novel set in the French royal court of Catherine deâ Medici during the Renaissance, which recreates the touching and surprising true story behind the Beauty and the Beast legend, from the acclaimed author of The Clergymanâs Wife and The Heiress.Â
1547: Pedro Gonzales, a young boy living on the island of Tenerife, understands that he is different from the other children in his village. He is mercilessly ridiculed for the hair covering his body from head to toe. When he is kidnapped off the beach near his home, he finds himself delivered by a slave broker into the dangerous and glamorous world of Franceâs royal court. There âMonsieur Sauvage,â as he is known, learns French, literature, and sword fighting, becoming an attendant to the French King Henri II and a particular favorite of his queen, the formidable Catherine deâ Medici. Queen Catherine considers herself a collector of unusual people and is fascinated by Pedroâ¦and determined to find him a bride.
Catherine Raffelin is a beautiful seventeen-year-old girl whose merchant father has fallen on hard times and offers up his daughter to Queen Catherine. The queen will pay his debts, and his daughter will marry Monsieur Sauvage.
Catherine meets Pedro for the first time on their wedding day. Barely recovered from the shock of her fatherâs betrayal, she soon finds herself christened âMadame Sauvageâ by the royal courtiers, and must learn to navigate this strange new world, and the unusual man who is now her husband.
Gorgeously written, heartbreaking and hopeful, Marvelous is the portrait of a marriage, the story of a remarkable, resilient family, and an unforgettable reimagining of one of the worldâs most beloved fairy tales. Â
"A richly detailed and imaginative novel. Readers will relish Greeley's emotionally potent tale."--Booklist
