Three Queens: A Novel By Rebecca Connolly- Women's Friendship Historical Fiction Review

 Book Synopsis

Abigail Adams, Queen Charlotte, and Marie-Antoinette—three women form an unlikely sisterhood, navigating revolutions, royal pressures, and personal losses as they shape their own legacies.

After the end of the American Revolutionary War, Abigail Adams crosses the Atlantic to reunite with her husband, John, after five long years apart. But she is unprepared for the glittering courts of England and France that are so different from her experience in the newly established United States. Undeterred, Abigail sets her sights on befriending the queens of Europe, believing their support is key to her nation’s future.

In England, Queen Charlotte carries the weight of an empire on her shoulders. Her husband, King George III, battles a private madness, while political tensions rise and her eldest son schemes for power. Charlotte struggles to maintain order and propriety—while clinging to the solace she finds in her correspondence with her friend Marie Antoinette in France.

Revolution has gripped France, and Marie Antoinette must watch as her world crumbles. Vilified by the public and neglected by a king who refuses to see the storm coming, she faces growing unrest with dwindling allies. As tragedy strikes her family, she reaches out to her friends—Charlotte and Abigail—in a last attempt to find a path forward, possibly even escape.

The paths of these three women cross in unexpected ways in public, in private, and through letters. They forge a quiet sisterhood across borders and upheaval, each one facing love and loss, sweetness and strife, revolution and regrets.

Book Details

• Publisher: ‎ Shadow Mountain
• Publication date: ‎ May 5, 2026
• Genre: Women's Friendship Historical Fiction
• Language: ‎ English
• Print length: ‎ 336 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1639934545

• ****I received a complimentary book from publishers, publicists, NetGalley, book tours, and/or authors. A review was not required, and all opinions and ideas expressed are my own. ****

My Review

As soon as I read what Three Queens was about, I was intrigued and knew I wanted to read it. I’ve always loved reading about history, and I’ve actually read separate books about Abigail Adams, Queen Charlotte, and Marie-Antoinette before, so I was really excited to see them all in one story.

Some of the things I loved most were the letters the women wrote back and forth to each other. Reading their correspondence made their shared burdens and personal heartbreaks feel incredibly real and intimate. Even though they lived in totally different worlds, the letters created a really cool, believable bond between them.

I also learned a ton while reading. Even though I already knew a bit about them, there were so many historical facts in here that I didn’t know before. The author clearly did some amazing research to pull all of these details together.

Instead of just showing the public figures we always read about in textbooks, this novel gives readers a completely different and way more detailed picture of them. You really get to see them as real people—like mothers, wives, and friends—dealing with massive public pressures.

If you love historical fiction, I highly recommend picking this one up!

****Meet Author Rebecca Connolly ****

Rebecca Connolly is the author of more than three dozen novels. She calls herself a Midwest girl, having lived in Ohio and Indiana. She's always been a bookworm, and her grandma would send her books almost every month so she would never run out. Book Fairs were her carnival, and libraries are her happy place. She has been creating stories since childhood, and there are home videos to prove it! She received a master's degree from West Virginia University and is a hot cocoa addict.

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