Anne and Louis 2018 Booklife Prize Semi Finalist Pre-order Blitz

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Anne and Louis, Book Two of the Anne of Brittany Series, comes out Nov. 29, 2018.

Delve into the world of 1499 France as the feudal era passes and Europe hurtles toward the Renaissance. Join Anne of Brittany, Queen of France, and Louis XII, King of France, as they host Cesar Borgia and Niccolo Machiavelli at their royal court.

Discover Anne’s maids of honor as they read the works of medieval female writers Christine de Pizan and Marie de France, some on the curriculum, some not.

Learn self-confidence, self-possession, and firm decision-making from France’s queen and Brittany’s ruler Anne of Brittany, who reaches across the centuries and offers a role model to women in leadership today.

Anne of Brittany at her Writing Table, National Library of St. Petersburg, courtesy Wikimedia Commons

 

Charles would need watching; was Anne of Brittany up for the job?

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From Anne and Charles, Book One of the Anne of Brittany Series

Order Anne and Charles, Book One of the Anne of Brittany Series, here.

Order Anne and Louis, Book Two of the Anne of Brittany Series, here.

Order Sense of Touch: Love and Duty at Anne of Brittany’s Court, prequel to the Anne of Brittany Series, here.