The Winter Queen - first US edition
by Jane Stevenson
The first in a historical trilogy, is a work of extraordinary ambition and
range. Set in Holland in the seventeenth century, The Winter Queen is a sweeping
portrait of the tumultuous history and politics of the era as well as an
immensely moving account of a strange and magical love affair. At its center are
two royal exiles: Elizabeth of Bohemia, the Winter Queen, and her clandestine
lover, Pelagius van Overmeer, an African prince with shamanic gifts, sold into
slavery and freed after years of bondage. Their world is delineated by the
illuminating portraiture and exquisite detail of the Dutch paintings of the
period. But beneath the light-filled surfaces, crowned heads lie uneasy,
scheming princes vie for power, chaos and war threaten in a time of painful
uncertainties.
Book has gray boards quarter bound with gray cloth, spine stamped in silver; 320
pages with dimensions (in inches) of 1.06 x 8.62 x 5.86; unread.
Jacket is fine, price intact at $25.00.