Renaissance
The Flames of Florence
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As the 15th century draws to a close in Florence, danger lurks around every corner. Donna Russo Morin’s deft strokes illustrate the ...Read Review
Against the Inquisition
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Against the Inquisition is the 2018 English translation of the 1991 Argentine novel La Geste del Marrano. Widely praised by Argentine readers and reviewers, the ...Read Review
Botticelli’s Muse
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Botticelli’s Muse, the first in Dorah Blume’s trilogy set in Renaissance Florence, begins in 1477, when the artist Sandro Botticelli is dismissed ...Read Review
The Painter’s Apprentice
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Maria Bartolini, the daughter of a master gilder in Venice in 1510, wants to follow in her father’s footsteps. But when he finds ...Read Review
The Burning Chambers
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In Carcassonne in 1562, bookseller’s daughter Minou Joubert is baffled and unnerved when she finds an anonymous note addressed to her pushed under ...Read Review
The Medici
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The notorious Medici were a Florentine family that rose to prominence through a highly profitable banking business. They then dabbled in politics, art ...Read Review
The Orphan of Florence
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It is November 1478, only seven months after the Pazzi conspiracy which took the life of Lorenzo de’ Medici’s brother, Giuliano, in a ...Read Review
Stone Circle
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In 16th-century Pesaro on the Adriatic coast, Antonius, a young man of common background, is born with an ability to read minds. This ...Read Review
The Competition: Da Vinci’s Disciples, #2
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In the late 15th century, six women dare to seek permission from the head of a noble Florentine family and the ruler of ...Read Review
The Most Beautiful Woman in Florence
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Simonetta Cattaneo, a young noblewoman in 15th-century Genoa, is happy to marry the Florentine Marco Vespucci and be introduced to her husband’s ...Read Review