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Blood & beauty [LP] the Borgias

By the end of the fifteenth century, the beauty and creativity of Italy are matched by its brutality and corruption, nowhere more than in Rome and inside the Church. When Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia buys his way into the papacy as Alexander VI, he is defined not just by his wealth or his passionate love...

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Main Author: Dunant, Sarah.
Format: Books Print Book Large Print
Language: English
Published: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2013.
Edition: Large print edition.
Subjects:
Borgia family > Fiction.
Nobility > Italy > Papal States > Fiction.
Church and state > Fiction.
Italy > History > 1492-1559 > Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Large print books.
Summary: By the end of the fifteenth century, the beauty and creativity of Italy are matched by its brutality and corruption, nowhere more than in Rome and inside the Church. When Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia buys his way into the papacy as Alexander VI, he is defined not just by his wealth or his passionate love for his illegitimate children, but by his blood: He is a Spanish Pope in a city run by Italians. If the Borgias are to triumph, this charismatic, consummate politician with a huge appetite for life, women, and power must use papacy and family -- in particular, his eldest son, Cesare, and his daughter Lucrezia -- in order to succeed.
Physical Description: 815 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 807-809)
ISBN: 9781410461117
1410461114
Author Notes: She began her career writing mysteries, but with her last book, TRANSGRESSIONS (ReganBooks/HarperCollins), graduated to more ambitious, cutting-edge psychological thrillers. Three of her six books, including TRANSGRESSIONS, have been shortlisted for Britain's prestigious Edgar equivalent, the Golden Dagger award, and her third novel, FATLANDS, won the Silver Dagger. As a journalist and critic she has worked extensively in print, radio and television, where for many years she hosted her own show on BBC2. She has also edited two books of essays. Dunant lives in London with her family.

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