His Last Duchess (eBook)
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Synopsis
When 16-year-old Medici heiress Lucrezia marries the fifth Duke of Ferrara, Alfonso d'Este, she imagines married life with her handsome husband will be idyllic. But little does she know that he is a very complicated man . . . The couple are unable to consummate their marriage, sending Lucrezia into the arms of beautiful young fresco painter Jacomo. For Alfonso, the pressure mounts as the Vatican threatens to reclaim his title unless he can produce an offspring. He grows to resent Lucrezia and begins to plot his revenge.
Originally inspired by a Robert Browning poem, Gabrielle Kimm has meticulously researched real events. Lucrezia and Alfonso were married in 1559. Three years later, she disappeared from the records . . . What really happened to her is still a mystery.
This shimmering debut gorgeously brings to life the passions and people of 16th century Tuscany and Ferrara. It is a story you are unlikely to forget for a long time.
Product details
Published
05/08/2010
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN
9780748116959
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