Two Queens and a Chronicler

Two Queens and a Chronicler is an atypical historical novel inspired by the lives of Romania's queens, Elisabeta (1843-1916) and Marie (1875-1938). Written entirely as a dialogue between three women-the two queens and their chronicler, a contemporary Romanian-born American writer-the novel enacts a conversation between the past and the present during which the queens reflect on events both from their era and our time, politics, the two great wars, love, art, beauty, life, death, and other royals, including Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. One is originally from Germany, and the other is from Great Britain, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria; the two queens share something with their chronicler: they are immigrant women writers. Their ongoing conversation offers pieces of a fascinating puzzle.