It is 1570, and France has been torn apart by religious wars between Catholics and Huguenots. The formidable Queen Mother, Catherine de Médicis, calls on Henri de Malassise to negotiate a peace treaty with the Huguenots.
The wily nobleman needs all his experience and psychological insight to navigate through the tactics, manoeuvres and compromises of the discussions. He sees some division in the Huguenot ranks: is it a weakness, or a clever ploy by his adversaries? Is it by chance or design that his Huguenot cousin, the enigmatic Eléonore, appears on the scene at a critical moment?
The negotiation at Saint-Germain really did take place, and Malassise played a key role. The author Francis Walder draws on his own military and diplomatic experience to illustrate, through this Prix Goncourt-winning novel, the skills of negotiation much needed in diplomacy and business today.
| ISBN: | 9781913491284 |
| Publication date: | 4th March 2021 |
| Author: | Francis Walder |
| Publisher: | Unicorn an imprint of Unicorn Publishing Group |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 112 pages |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction Arms negotiation and control Industrial arbitration and negotiation Business negotiation History of specific companies / corporate history History and Archaeology |