The boldly original, dramatic intertwined story of Catherine de' Medici, Elisabeth de Valois, and Mary, Queen of Scots--three queens exercising power in a world dominated by men.

• Readers are endlessly fascinated with the bloody dramas of European royalty; many books and films about kings and queens have resonated deeply with readers and viewers, and received wide acclaim.
• As we see a growing backlash to the #MeToo movement and the entrenchment of misogyny, questions about women and power are at the center of the cultural conversation.
• Catherine de Medici and especially Mary Queen of Scots are seemingly familiar figures from books and film. Telling their intertwined stories, and tracing their deep connections to the fate of Elisabeth de Valois, illuminates the lives of these queens and their world, and issues of women and power, in boldly original ways.
• Leah Chang is a trained historian who has spent many years in the archives but writes like a novelist. YOUNG QUEENS is a riveting, dramatic work of narrative history.
• One of The New Yorker's Recommended Books for 2023.