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For the next three years, the unmarried, orphaned duchess is pursued by suitors while Brittany is invaded by its larger, more powerful neighbor of France. ◆ Royalty ◆ Powerful women ◆ Love ◆ Heartbreak ◆ Struggle “A historically sharp and dramatically stirring love story.”—Kirkus Reviews “Gaston's blend of royalty, young love, and the French Renaissance is enchanting.”—Publishers Weekly When Anne of Brittany's father dies in 1488, she becomes Duchess of Brittany, her country's ruler at age eleven. Besieged on all sides, at age fourteen she agrees to marry Charles VIII, King of France, to save her country. Better to be a queen than a prisoner.