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The Marriage Portrait

Maggie O'Farrell

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Oct 18, 2022 Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ Martin rated it liked it

Shelves: 3-stars, dnf-skim-finish, audio, historical, beautiful-cover

Fantastic audio narrator. Beautiful cover. Sad story.

Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾

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Mar 19, 2023 Maureen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, own, renaissance

The Marriage Portrait is a beautifully written narrative of the marriage of Lucretia diCosimo de’Medici
and Alphonso Duke of Ferrara. It is written with facts and fiction. Little is known about what really happened. Not much is known about Lucrezis’s life, but Maggie O’Farrell does a wonderful job with characterization.

Historical Note
In 1560, fifteen year old Lucretia diCosimo de’Medici, left Florence to begin her married life with AlfonsoII d’Este Duke of Ferrara. Less than one year later she wo ...more

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Mar 18, 2023 Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Jenn Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Schu rated it it was amazing

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Not much is known about Duchess Lucrezia of Ferrera's life, and there is speculation about her death, with the official cause being 'putrid fever.' Many believe that Lucrezia was poisoned.
It is here that O'Farrell beautifully weaves fact and fiction and the possibilities of Lucrezia's life from her time with her parents in Florence to her time with her sociopathic spouse, Alfonso II.
Lucrezia's young life is one of rebellion. She is a free spirit that constantly feels caged like the tiger in her ...more

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Mar 27, 2023 Lory Sakay rated it liked it

I liked the story but then put it down, and then had little urge to pick it back up - but I wanted to finish, so I did. Three stars because it was entertaining as I read it and I did want the protagonist to conquer and rise above.

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