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Dawn Patitucci has lived her entire life in the Chicago area and is a long-time college professor in computer science. She is a Germanophile, a power-tool-wielding handywoman, and an orange male cat enthusiast. The Queen's Prophet is her debut novel.
“The Queen’s Prophet offers masterful storytelling, memorable
characters, and an imaginative depiction of a world that is as
layered and enthralling as the Velázquez painting the novel brings
to vivid life.”—Deborah Davis, author of Strapless: John Singer
Sargent and the Fall of Madame X
"Impeccably researched, The Queen’s Prophet offers a rare glimpse
into an age that was at once colorful, magical, and beautiful but
also brutal and violent—a world few people today can begin to
imagine, but wonderfully and vividly rendered by the author. The
reader is drawn into a world of passions, loyalties, betrayals and
ruthless court intrigue filled with twists and surprises. In Mari
we have a heroine who is unique, sympathetic, strong, and we pull
for her all the way. An impressive debut."—New York Times
best-selling author, Barbara Wood
"Patitucci did my very favorite thing: write characters and create
a world so lush, vivid and rich that the story sucked me in and
swept me away to another land until I reluctantly turned the very
last page. This novel is a page-turning look at a particular place
and moment in history — Spain in the 1600s—and a thought-provoking
exploration of what it meant to be a dwarfess when they were
considered property but also magical beings. I also loved all the
questions it raises about the nature and stability of power."—Naomi
McDougall Jones
"The Queen's Prophet is an extraordinary reenactment of the life of
Maribarbola, dwarf-prophet of Mariana, the wife-niece of Felipe IV
of Spain. This captivating tale, written in elegant and sumptuous
prose, is an exquisite portrayal of court life in a well-rendered
historical fiction, one that kept me turning pages into the wee
hours, wanting to read the conclusion yet sorrowful to know it
would soon end."—Nina Romano, The Secret Language of Women, Lemon
Blossoms, and In America
"Mari is a sympathetic protagonist, and Patitucci does a good job
of depicting the precarious, often heartbreaking, existence of
dwarves in the 1600s. The court politics are fascinating, as are
many of the players, especially fellow court dwarf Nicolas.
Inspired by the life of the dwarf Maribáribola, depicted in
Velázquez's masterpiece Las Meninas, this debut novel will likely
appeal to fans of Philippa Gregory and the HBO series Game of
Thrones."—Library Journal
"Patitucci masterfully builds a compelling narrative around a
seemingly minor servant. What sets this author apart from many
other historical fiction writers is that she clearly did very
careful research to prop up her fictional accounts. The sufferings
and triumphs of the queen and her dwarfess are believable, and I
found myself unable to put the book down on many a night. Kudos to
Patitucci on her first foray into historical fiction!"—San
Francisco Book Review
"Patitucci is to be commended for tackling a tricky location and
time in history. Early modern Spain doesn’t receive attention from
most historical fiction authors, who might prefer the same period,
but in England or France (under the reigns of Charles II or Louis
XIV). She really does make the extravagance of every jewel on the
king’s finger apparent, as well as the cruelty of society, come to
vivid life."—Bookreporter.com
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