Blood and Beauty by Sarah Dunant
Dunant takes on one of the most
infamous historical families in her latest: the Borgias. The novel covers the time period from Rodrigo
Borgia’s election as Pope Alexander VI until Lucrezia’s third marriage. It is a time of political intrigue, murder
and war in Italy, everything carefully maneuvered so the Borgia family attains
and holds more and more power.
I have enjoyed all of Dunant’s
novels. She makes the past come to life
and sheds light on familiar times and people in history. We have all heard of Lucrezia Borgia, but in
this novel you feel for this woman and all she if forced to endure for the good
of her family. This girl, turned woman,
is a pawn of her male relatives. If you
think the Pope is the worst of the clan, wait until you get to know Lucrezia’s
older brother.
This book is available soon (July 16th)
so place your holds now!
