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Thy Mother Is a Lioness

By: Sam Foster
Narrated by: Robin McAlpine
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1561. Europe is a house of cards, shaken by a religious upheaval that threatens to topple the existing structures of power entirely. France, long a force of strength in the known world, has lost two kings in as many years. Holding the country together by a thread is Catherine de Medici, Queen Regent of France—a despised Italian whose enemies at court think of her as only a pawn. But at the game of statecraft, Catherine is a more cunning player than her political rivals know, and she finds a willing pupil in her youngest daughter, Marguerite. To Marguerite, Catherine must pass on her legacy—the knowledge of how to wield power as a woman in a man’s world. To teach her lessons, Catherine draws on her own family history, weaving together the stories of two very different women, Caterina Sforza and Maria Salviati, to show how both overt and subtle methods—fire and shadow—can be used to overpower the plans of men and change history. Traveling from Italian fortresses under siege and the dungeons of the Vatican to the blooming Florentine countryside and France’s sumptuous palaces, Thy Mother Is a Lioness explores the rich history of a family whose matriarchs redefined female power for generations.©2026 Sam Foster (P)2026 Sam Foster Historical Fiction Renaissance Women's Fiction
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