The Vatican princess : a novel of Lucrezia Borgia
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| North Bay Public Library | FIC H Gortn | 33874004860333 | Adult - Fiction | Available | - |
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- ISBN: 0345533976 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 9780345533975 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
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Physical Description:
382 pages : map ; 25 cm
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- Edition: First edition.
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| Summary, etc.: | "Glamorous and predatory, the Borgias became ... Read More |
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| Subject: | Borgia, Lucrezia 1480-1519 Fiction Borgia family Fiction Nobility Italy Papal States Fiction Rome (Italy) History 1420-1798 Fiction Italy History 1492-1559 Fiction |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Biographical fiction. |
Summary:
"Glamorous and predatory, the Borgias became Italy's most ruthless and powerful family, electrifying and terrorizing their 15th-century Renaissance world. To this day, Lucrezia Borgia is known as one of history's most notorious villainesses, accused of incest and luring men to doom with her arsenal of poison. International bestselling author C.W. Gortner's new novel delves beyond the myth to depict Lucrezia in her own voice, from her pampered childhood in the palaces of Rome to her ill-fated, scandalous arranged marriages and complex relationship with her adored father and her rival brothers--brutal Juan and enigmatic Cesare. This is the dramatic, untold story of a papal princess who came of age in an era of savage intrigue and unparalleled splendor, and whose courage led her to overcome the fate imposed on her by her Borgia blood"--
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