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The Maiden of Florence

Katherine Mezzacappa author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Fairlight Books

Publishing:24th Apr '25

£9.99

This title is due to be published on 24th April, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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Florence, 1584. Rumours are spreading about the virility of a prince marrying into the powerful Medici family. Orphan Giulia is chosen to put an end to the gossip. In return she will keep her life - and start a new one with a dowry and her own husband. Cloistered since childhood and an innocent in a world ruled by men, Giulia reluctantly agrees, only to be drawn under the control of the Medicis' lecherous minister.

Years later, married and with a growing family, Giulia hopes she has finally escaped the legacy of her past. But when a threat arrives from a sinister figure from her youth, she must finally take control of events - and become the author of her own story.

Based on true events and reminiscent of The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell, The Maiden of Florence gives a charismatic voice to a woman cast aside by history.

'In The Maiden of Florence, Katherine Mezzacappa crafts a sensuous and raw story about beauty, sex, sacrifice, and a mother's undying love, a moving delineation of what it means to be a humble pawn of powerful men finding dignity amid the chessboard of Renaissance Italy' -Gina Buonaguro, author of The Virgins of Venice

'Immaculately researched and imagined, rich in period detail and emotionally compelling, The Maiden of Florence is a historical fiction tour de force' -Deborah Swift, author of The Poison Keeper

'A delight to read... Mezzacappa has succeeded in showing the immutable workings of the human heart underlying this unforgettable story' -Elizabeth Mac Donald, author of A Matter of Interpretation

ISBN: 9781914148514

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