{"product_id":"a-most-english-princess-a-novel-of-queen-victorias-daughter","title":"Most English Princess","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"In this sweeping, immersive novel, Clare McHugh draws readers into the mesmerizing world of the eldest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edaughter of Queen Victoria – Princess Vicky – as she emerges into a powerful\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eforce in her own right and ascends to become the first German\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmpress.” —Marie Benedict, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Only Woman in the Room \u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for fans of the BBC's \u003cem\u003eVictoria,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlison Pataki's \u003cem\u003eThe Accidental\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmpress\u003c\/em\u003e, and Daisy Goodwin's \u003cem\u003eVictoria,\u003c\/em\u003e this\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003edebut novel tells the gripping and tragic story of Queen Victoria’s eldest\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003edaughter, Victoria,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrincess Royal.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo the world, she was Princess Victoria, daughter of a queen, wife of an\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eemperor, and mother of Kaiser Wilhelm. Her family just called her Vicky…smart,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003epretty, and self-assured, she changed the course of the world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJanuary 1858: Princess Victoria glides down the aisle of St James Chapel to\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe waiting arms of her beloved, Fritz, Prince Frederick, heir to the powerful\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ekingdom of Prussia. Although theirs is no mere political match, Vicky is\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003edetermined that she and Fritz will lead by example, just as her parents\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVictoria and Albert had done, and also bring about a liberal and united\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGermany. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrought up to believe in the rightness of her cause, Vicky nonetheless\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003estruggles to thrive in the constrained Prussian court, where each day she seems\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eto take a wrong step. And her status as the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003edoes little to smooth over the conflicts she faces. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBut handsome, gallant Fritz is always by her side, as they navigate court intrigue, and challenge the cunning Chancellor Otto von Bismarck,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ewhile fighting for the throne—and the soul of a nation. At home they endure\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003etragedy, including their son, Wilhelm, rejecting all they stand for.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eClare\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMcHugh tells the enthralling and riveting story of Victoria, the Princess\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRoyal—from 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\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003elife.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40113740185683,"sku":"","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780062997609.jpg?v=1779419749","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/a-most-english-princess-a-novel-of-queen-victorias-daughter","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}