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| Original Title: | The Borgia Bride |
| ISBN: | 0312341385 (ISBN13: 9780312341381) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://us.macmillan.com/theborgiabride/JeanneKalogridis |
| Characters: | Cesare Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia, Giovanni Borgia, Alfonso of Aragon, Sancha of Aragon |
| Setting: | Italy |
Jeanne Kalogridis
Paperback | Pages: 509 pages Rating: 3.84 | 10103 Users | 522 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Borgia Bride |
| Author | : | Jeanne Kalogridis |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 509 pages |
| Published | : | May 1st 2005 by St. Martin's Griffin (first published February 7th 2005) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Cultural. Italy. Romance |
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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.Rating Containing Books The Borgia Bride
Ratings: 3.84 From 10103 Users | 522 ReviewsArticle Containing Books The Borgia Bride
This was undoubtedly the fastest book I have ever read....incest, poison, betrayal, love.. You know the feeling you get when you go Mdina, the first breath you draw there makes you think of dukes and duchesses from previous books you have read.... well thanks to this novel, I long to go to Rome, where the Vatican and cappella Sistina, now convey a different aura about them ....A MUST READReview:First off, Id like to say that this review was a lot longer, but I trimmed it down ;-) Ive been very interested in the Borgia family for the past few years, and theyre one of the most fascinating parts of European Renaissance history.Okay, okay, I admit it. Im in withdrawal after the first season of Showtimes The Borgias ended a few weeks ago. I love Neil Jordans vision of Renaissance Italy, of what went on in Pope Alexander VIs household, and, of course, the actor who portrays Cesare
This was the first book I've read by Ms. Kalogridis and I have to say, it was EXACTLY the type of entertainment I was looking for! Exciting, suspenseful, thought-provoking. I knew little about the Borgia family before this book. After reading Tudor books almost exclusively for the past couple of years, I am thrilled to find another historical family as interesting, shocking and colorful as the Tudors - perhaps even more so! The Borgias' story is quite the historical soap opera! In the book, the
This book got me so into the Italian Renaissance and its politics that after finishing, I started watching the new Medici series on Netflix and from that I went into the Borgias. Let's just say, that watching that series after finishing this book was a real eye-opener and fun watch. LOL. This book was my first introduction to the author, and it was a beautiful one. The book draws you in with a lush setting and characters that never fall neatly into evil or good. I loved every aspect of it.I
The history fanatic in me looks at The Borgia Bride and thinks, "Oh, God, people are actually being led to believe that this is historical fact. The reader is more than happy to join in with a "Oh, and the rest of it's bad, too."Like Philippa Gregory before her, Jeanne Kalogridis has the potential to write something interesting. The prose is nothing spectacular--it suffers from many historical fiction woes, such as trite dialogue and flowery, borderline-ridiculous descriptions--but it could do.
I've been debating whether I should give this book 3 or 4 stars and I've decided on 4 because I really can't think of anything that I didn't enjoy about it. I loved the writing style and the characters, or in the case of many in this novel, loved to hate them. This is my first time reading about the Borgias and I can't wait to get my hands on more about them. I thought the Tudors were corrupt! What really amazed me was the afterward in this novel claiming that most of what was written actually
If you want to know why this book is so wrong by so many aspects, read this and this reviews and do yourself a favour: never pick up this book.If you want to know more about The Borgias, read Sarah Bradford's biographies on Lucrezia and Cesare or, if you want to pick up an historical fiction, read the exquisite Blood & Beauty: The Borgias by Sarah Dunant, which is well researched and, even with its creative license, tries to stay true to the historical facts. Unlike The Borgia Bride.
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