The marriage portrait (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection): a novel
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Alfonso -- I d'Este, -- Duke of Ferrara, -- 1476-1534 -- Fiction.
Arranged marriage -- Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Book Group Collection.
Florence (Italy) -- History -- 1421-1737 -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Italy -- Kings and rulers -- Succession -- Fiction.
Medici, Lucrezia de’, -- 1545-1561 -- Fiction.
Portrait painting -- Fiction.
Renaissance -- Italy -- Florence -- Fiction.
Second Look Collection.
Sisters -- Death -- Fiction.
Arranged marriage -- Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Book Group Collection.
Florence (Italy) -- History -- 1421-1737 -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Italy -- Kings and rulers -- Succession -- Fiction.
Medici, Lucrezia de’, -- 1545-1561 -- Fiction.
Portrait painting -- Fiction.
Renaissance -- Italy -- Florence -- Fiction.
Second Look Collection.
Sisters -- Death -- Fiction.
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8 books in one bag 339 pages ; 21 cm. AUDIOBOOK, LARGE PRINT, BRAILLE AVAILABLE FROM COLORADO TALKING BOOK LIBRARY
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English
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BOOKS LOANED TO LIBRARIES FOR BOOK CLUB USE ONLY! Sponsored by the Colorado State Library Book Club Project.
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"Florence, the 1550s. Lucrezia, third daughter of the grand duke, is comfortable with her obscure place in the palazzo: free to wonder at its treasures, observe its clandestine workings, and devote herself to her own artistic pursuits. But when her older sister dies on the eve of her wedding to the ruler of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio, Lucrezia is thrust unwittingly into the limelight: the duke is quick to request her hand in marriage, and her father just as quick to accept on her behalf. Having barely left girlhood behind, Lucrezia must now enter an unfamiliar court whose customs are opaque and where her arrival is not universally welcomed. Perhaps most mystifying of all is her new husband himself, Alfonso. Is he the playful sophisticate he appeared to be before their wedding, the aesthete happiest in the company of artists and musicians, or the ruthless politician before whom even his formidable sisters seem to tremble? As Lucrezia sits in constricting finery for a painting intended to preserve her image for centuries to come, one thing becomes worryingly clear. In the court’s eyes, she has one duty: to provide the heir who will shore up the future of the Ferranese dynasty. Until then, for all of her rank and nobility, the new duchess’s future hangs entirely in the balance." --book jacket
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
O'Farrell, M. (2023). The marriage portrait (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection): a novel (First Vintage Books edition). Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)O'Farrell, Maggie, 1972-. 2023. The Marriage Portrait (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection): A Novel. Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)O'Farrell, Maggie, 1972-. The Marriage Portrait (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection): A Novel Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)O'Farrell, Maggie. The Marriage Portrait (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection): A Novel First Vintage Books edition, Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2023.
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