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Rozsa Gaston
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Who was Margaret of Austria?
Margaret of Austria was the 11-year-old princess Charles VIII of France jilted to marry Anne of Brittany. She went on to rule the Netherlands. 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 to meet this masterful Renaissance ruler.
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Thorough and realisticI never knew what a herniated disc was until I read this book. I had no idea that a herniated disc receives less oxygen than other parts of the body, thereby slowing the healing process. This book lays out the long game for heal ...more "
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Rozsa Gaston said:
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𝘼𝙣𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙤𝙪𝙞𝙨 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝘽𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 wins 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘 in the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗨𝗖𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 for the Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBA). 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝘂𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 - add to your shelf now and enjoy this tale of the enduring love betw
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No wonder this book won so many awards. A new perspective from the point of view of a Dominican male who wants to do the right thing (maybe, sort of)yet doesn't quite succeed. I've never read anything like this before. Absolutely a new, fresh voice.
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Margaret of Austria: Governor of the Netherlands and Early 16th-Century Europe's Greatest Diplomat:
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Margaret of Austria lived during the 16 th Century. She was the most effective leader of those times, governing several places before serving as the governor of the Neverland’s. An excellent negotiator she arranged tr" Read more of this review » |
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Margaret of Austria: Governor of the Netherlands and Early 16th-Century Europe's Greatest Diplomat:
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Wonderfully written! This story about a powerful woman in history was engaging. From age three to becoming one of the most powerful women in Europe. A must read for my daughters." |
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Margaret of Austria: Governor of the Netherlands and Early 16th Century Europe's Greatest Diplomat:
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“brain for something she could try that she hadn’t already. Her mind wandered and she thought of the babe they had never had, imagining it was their child”
― Margaret of Austria: Governor of the Netherlands and Early 16th-Century Europe's Greatest Diplomat
― Margaret of Austria: Governor of the Netherlands and Early 16th-Century Europe's Greatest Diplomat
“Anne of Brittany
may you rest in heaven, your babes at your side”
― Sense of Touch: Love and Duty at Anne of Brittany's Court
may you rest in heaven, your babes at your side”
― Sense of Touch: Love and Duty at Anne of Brittany's Court
“under its white gown. “When we get to the West Side, let’s”
― Black Is Not A Color: Unless Worn by a Blonde
― Black Is Not A Color: Unless Worn by a Blonde
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“But if these years have taught me anything it is this: you can never run away. Not ever. The only way out is in.”
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“If all good people were clever; and all clever people were good, the world would be nicer than ever what it possibly could.
But somehow 'tis seldom or never the two hit it off as they should; the good are so harsh to the clever,the clever so rude to the good.”
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