"The Tales of the Heptameron, Vol. 3 (of 5)" by Queen Marguerite is composed of a series of stories from the 1500s that focus on love and doing the right thing. This book keeps the flow of storytelling going from the first books, sharing stories connected by themes of love, loyalty, and hard choices within royal life. The tales look at the messy lives of people in relationships, often showing what’s good and bad, especially when it comes to romance. The start of this book shows the stories that will follow by telling tales of characters trapped in their feelings about love. For example, in one story, a couple decides to join a religious group instead of being kept apart, showing how strong their love is. Another story shares how a man deals with sadness and ends his feelings after learning his lover had been unfaithful. These stories lead into others in the book, which promise to focus on how people feel and what society expects from them, showing how the author writes about the weaknesses of love and loyalty.
The Tales of the Heptameron, Vol. 3 (of 5)
By Queen Marguerite
Betrayal, devotion, and tough decisions intertwine as members of the royal court navigate the complicated landscape of love.
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About the AuthorMarguerite de Navarre, also known as Marguerite of Angoulême and Margaret of Navarre, was a princess of France, Duchess of Alençon and Berry, and Queen of Navarre by her second marriage to King Henry II of Navarre. Her brother became King of France, as Francis I, and the two siblings were responsible for the celebrated intellectual and cultural court and salons of their day in France. Marguerite is the ancestress of the Bourbon kings of France, being the mother of Jeanne d'Albret, whose son, Henry of Navarre, succeeded as Henry IV of France, the first Bourbon king. As an author and a patron of humanists and reformers, she was an outstanding figure of the French Renaissance. Samuel Putnam called her "The First Modern Woman".
Marguerite de Navarre, also known as Marguerite of Angoulême and Margaret of Navarre, was a princess of France, Duchess of Alençon and Berry, and Queen of Navarre by her second marriage to King Henry II of Navarre. Her brother became King of France, as Francis I, and the two siblings were responsible for the celebrated intellectual and cultural court and salons of their day in France. Marguerite is the ancestress of the Bourbon kings of France, being the mother of Jeanne d'Albret, whose son, Henry of Navarre, succeeded as Henry IV of France, the first Bourbon king. As an author and a patron of humanists and reformers, she was an outstanding figure of the French Renaissance. Samuel Putnam called her "The First Modern Woman".
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