"It is not likely that we shall ever know the answer to that, Your Majesty," Diane said. "But had things been different, I know I should have liked that very much." -Courtesan, by Diane Haeger
Happy Monday (yeah yeah, I know. *guzzles coffee*) and welcome back to Drink Read Love. Today, I'm happy to be reviewing Courtesan, a lovely historical fiction novel by Diane Haeger (who also writes under the name Anne Girard). As is so often the case, I happened upon this book and author through another book and author. In this case, I have Sophie Perinot and her novel Medici's Daughter to thank. During the weeks leading up to the online party for Medici's Daughter, Sophie teased us all by slowly introducing the other historical fiction authors who would be her special guest hosts for the party and some of their books.
One of those was Diane Haeger and Courtesan, her novel about Diane de Poitiers (most well known as the favourite of King Henri II of France). I recognized the name from watching Reign on Netflix, and - being fascinated at the idea of reading something about Diane rather than Mary Queen of Scots or Catherine de Medici - promptly hopped over to Amazon to pick up an e-book copy on my Kindle. If I'm being totally frank, a lot of that happened while Sophie was introducing her guests. But, I digress. Ahem. Anyways, thus was I introduced to this intriguing book and another talented author.
