In the Shadow of a Queen Published by Shadow Mountain by Heather B. Moore
on October 4, 2022
Genres: Adult, European Literature, British Literature, Romance, Royalty, Historical, Victorian
Pages: 384
Source: Netgalley
Format: ARC, eBook
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Also by this author: To Kiss a Wallflower
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ISBN: 1639930507
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Based on the True Story of the Free-Spirited Daughter of Queen Victoria.
Princess Louise’s life is upended after her father’s untimely death. Captive to the queen’s overwhelming mourning, Louise is forbidden to leave her mother’s tight circle of control and is eventually relegated to the position of personal secretary to her mother―the same position each of her sisters held until they were married.
Already an accomplished painter, Louise risks the queen’s wrath by exploring the art of sculpting, an activity viewed as unbefitting a woman. When Louise involves herself in the day’s political matters, including championing the career of a female doctor and communicating with suffragettes, the queen lays down the law to stop her and devotes her full energy to finding an acceptable match for her defiant daughter.
Louise is considered the most beautiful and talented daughter of Queen Victoria but finding a match for the princess is no easy feat. Protocols are broken, and Louise exerts her own will as she tries to find an open-minded husband who will support her free spirit.
In the Shadow of a Queen is the story of a battle of wills between two women: a daughter determined to forge her own life beyond the shadow of her mother, and a queen resolved to keep the Crown’s reputation unsullied no matter the cost.
This story was just a fantastic way for me to learn more about Princess Louise and her family. I’ll admit that I didn’t know much at all starting out. But I just fell in love with this story.
Princess Louise wasn’t a “normal” royal–she was rebellious in her own way; doing things that most royals wouldn’t dream of. She married a man for love, even though he didn’t fit the traditional mold for whom a royal would marry. She also held much more progressive view when it came to women, in general.
The writing captivated me. I was so entirely immersed in this story and devoted to these characters until the very end. This story will stick with me–and it’s already led me to want to dig more in the history of these fascinating people.
About Heather B. Moore
Heather B. Moore is a USA Today bestseller and award-winning author of more than seventy publications. She's lived on both the east and west coasts of the United States, including Hawaii, and attended school abroad including the Cairo American College in Egypt, and the Anglican School of Jerusalem in Israel. She loves to learn about anything in history and, as an author, is passionate about historical research.
