The Borgia Bride

ISBN-13: 9780312341381 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 509 str.

Jeanne Kalogridis

Opis

Vivacious Sancha of Aragon arrives in Rome newly wed to a member of the notorious Borgia dynasty. Surrounded by the city's opulence and political corruption, she befriends her glamorous and deceitful sister-in-law, Lucrezia, whose jealousy is as legendary as her beauty. Some say Lucrezia has poisoned her rivals, particularly those to whom her handsome brother, Cesare, has given his heart. So when Sancha falls under Cesare's irresistible spell, she must hide her secret or lose her life. Caught in the Borgias' sinister web, she summons her courage and uses her cunning to outwit them at their own game. Vividly interweaving historical detail with fiction, The Borgia Bride is a richly compelling tale of conspiracy, sexual intrigue, loyalty, and drama.

Recenzje

"Das weibliche Gegenstück zu Ken Follet." (Chicago Tribune)

O autorze

Jeanne Kalogridis, 1954 in Florida geboren, studierte Russisch und Sprachwissenschaften und unterrichtete Englisch als Fremdsprache an der Universität in Washington D.C., ehe sie als Schriftstellerin erfolgreich wurde. Sie lebt an der amerikanischen Westküste