
- 500 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
"In this sweeping, immersive novel, Clare McHughĀ draws readers into the mesmerizing world of the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria ā Princess Vicky ā as she emerges into a powerful force in her own right and ascends to become the first German Empress." āMarie Benedict, New York Times bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room Ā
Perfect for fans of the BBC's Victoria, Alison Pataki's The Accidental Empress, and Daisy Goodwin's Victoria,Ā this debut novel tells the gripping and tragic story of Queen Victoria's eldest daughter, Victoria, Princess Royal.
To the world, she was Princess Victoria, daughter of a queen, wife of an emperor, and mother of Kaiser Wilhelm. Her family just called her Vickyā¦smart, pretty, and self-assured, she changed the course of the world.
January 1858: Princess Victoria glides down the aisle of St James Chapel to the waiting arms of her beloved, Fritz, Prince Frederick, heir to the powerful kingdom of Prussia. Although theirs is no mere political match, Vicky is determined that she and Fritz will lead by example, just as her parents Victoria and Albert had done, and also bring about a liberal and united Germany.
Brought up to believe in the rightness of her cause, Vicky nonetheless struggles to thrive in the constrained Prussian court, where each day she seems to take a wrong step. And her status as the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria does little to smooth over the conflicts she faces.Ā
ButĀ handsome, gallant Fritz is always by her side, as they navigate court intrigue, and challenge the cunning Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, while fighting for the throneāand the soul of a nation. At home they endure tragedy, including their son, Wilhelm, rejecting all they stand for.
Clare McHugh tells the enthralling and riveting story of Victoria, the Princess Royalāfrom her younger years as the apple of her father Albert's eyes through her rise to power atop the mighty German empire to her final months of life.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Cast of Characters
- Prologue
- Part I: Daughter
- Part II: Bride
- Part III: Wife
- Part IV: Mother
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- P.S. Insights, Interviews & MoreĀ .Ā .Ā .*
- Copyright
- About the Publisher