Queen's Gift
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 Title page for Queen's Gift (1952) | |
| Author | Inglis Fletcher |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Bobbs-Merrill |
Publication date | 1952 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 448 |
Queen's Gift is a 1952 American historical novel by Inglis Fletcher, the seventh (of twelve) titles in her "Carolina Series" that began in 1940 with the publication of Raleigh's Eden.[1]
The story mixes fictional romantic plot-lines with actual historical events surrounding the political conflicts associated with North Carolina's entry into the Union. James Iredell, Samuel Johnston and Penelope Barker are among the actual historical figures depicted; it also dramatizes historical events like the Hillsborough and Fayetteville Conventions.[2][3]
Fletcher reportedly called Queen's Gift "the most difficult book she had ever written" up to that point.[4]