C W Gortner’s The Last Queen is a historical fiction novel about Juana ‘la Loca’ – the last true queen of Spain. Married at 16, a queen at 25 and declared insane and locked up by the men she loved, Juana is the daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella and sister to Catherine of Aragon and she’s a woman ruled by her passions. A tale of dark secrets and betrayal, The Last Queen tells the tale of a fierce woman who fought for her birthright.