{"product_id":"9781923023390","title":"The War Within Me","description":"Author: Tracy Ryan\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781923023390\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Transit Lounge\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jun 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 356\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'If I held my whole kingdom in one hand and my son in the other, I would toss them both to the bottom of the sea before I would let them impede me.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSixteenth-century Princess Jeanne d'Albret is twice royal: her uncle is King of France, her father King of Navarre. She is small, she is often ill  yet she won't allow that to define her. As a child, she is carried to the altar at the French King's command  but she and her mother have a secret plan to get their own way...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon a new king is on the French throne. And when a second arranged marriage is forced on her, Jeanne is surprised by bliss. She can't stop talking or thinking about Antoine, first prince of the blood; she throws her whole self into their life together, even when the battlefield parts them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFiery and stubborn, wherever she goes, Jeanne is reminded of her famous poet-mother, protector of reformers, who could not break with the Catholic church despite her attraction to the new religious ideas. Jeanne resolves to go further  and let nothing stop her. But what will this mean for her precious marriage? As the Civil Wars break out  the Wars of Religion  and Jeanne commits to the Huguenots, will her adored husband take the same path? How can she fend off the Pope, the Guises  and the wily, evasive Queen Mother of France, Catherine de Medicis, while struggling for her son's rights and future?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracy Ryan's second novel in the \u003ci\u003eQueens of Navarre\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy is a story of both flesh and spirit, of passion and obsession, and their often devastating consequences for self and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Queen's Apprenticeship, Queens of Navarre Book One\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'a triumphant foray into historical fiction...a compelling exploration of patriarchy, privilege and resistance in Renaissance France, set amid a vividly sketched milieu...with convincing fictional characters.'  Cheryl Akle,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Australian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'the brilliant depth of character we want when reading historical fiction'...a buoyancy of storytelling'  Jessie Tu,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46867065536670,"sku":"ADS-9781923023390","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781923023390.jpg?v=1779429145","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781923023390","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}