Ugron Zsolna - A nádor asszonyai (2021)

The story of Anna Báthory continues... The passionate, rebellious younger sister of the Transylvanian prince, whose youth full of political games we got to know from the novel The Transylvanian Wedding, now wanders the world deprived of her wealth and possessions. Sometimes he brings news from the Turkish port or the imperial court for Miklós Esterházy, who became the king of Poland, or the palatine. But she is not the only woman from whose spell the paladin cannot escape. The man working for the reunification of the country takes care of his children's mother, the weak-nerved Krisztina Nyáry, with excruciating concern, while also trying to live up to his mother-in-law, Kata Várday, who forces serious deals. In order to maintain his power and protect his family in the changing historical times, Esterházy turns to Anna Báthory for help again and again. But is it possible to selflessly support the man who once rejected Anna's love? How long can a woman forgive? How does the star of the powerful Báthoryak become a spy of royal courts? Where can a lonely, exiled woman find her happiness? Does the Báthory ring heal or poison? In Zsolna Ugron's contemporary novel, the second volume of the Úrasszonyok trilogy, she continues to tell the fulfillment of the destinies of her heroines and heroes in a story full of surprising twists and turns. Zsolna Ugron, writer, journalist. Born in 1978 in Cluj, lives in Budapest. His first novel, Úrilány in Transylvania, which was published in 2010, topped the bestseller lists for months. The first volume of the Úrasszonok trilogy, The Transylvanian Wedding, was one of the most popular Hungarian novels of recent years.