"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Desperate to protect her friend from those who would slit her throat to steal her crown, while battling her feelings for the charismatic nobleman Duncan Alexander, Jenny becomes embroiled in a dangerous web of secrets, betrayals and lies. A brief prologue shows us Mary on the day of her execution in England in 1587, but before the axe falls we're transported to the French court 29. Jenny quickly realises not a soul at court can be trusted, and when she and Mary return to their Scottish homeland for Mary to claim her throne, they face even greater peril. Spy for the Queen of Scots begins well enough. Growing up in the elegant but ruthless French court, surrounded by enemies and traitors, not least the jealous, manipulative Catherine de Medici, and Mary's own scheming half-brother James, Jenny has always been. Spy for the Queen of Scots by Breslin, Theresa at .uk - ISBN 10: 0385617054 - ISBN 13: 9780385617055 - Doubleday Childrens - 2012. But when she overhears a mysterious whispered plot, closely followed by several unexplained deaths at court, she puts her own life in danger and turns spy for Mary. As lady-in-waiting to Mary, Queen of Scots, the beautiful Ginette known as Jenny, is the young queen's closest childhood friend. Growing up in the elegant but ruthless French court, surrounded by enemies and traitors - not least the jealous, manipulative Catherine de Medici, and Mary's own scheming half-brother, James - Jenny has always been fiercely loyal to her mistress. As lady-in-waiting to Mary, Queen of Scots, the beautiful Ginette - known as Jenny - is the young queen's closest childhood friend.
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