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Blood & beauty : the Borgias : a novel /

A tale inspired by the lives of Borgia siblings Lucretia and Cesare traces the family's rise in the aftermath of Rodrigo Borgia's rise to the papacy, during which war, a terrifying sexual plague, and the family's notorious reputation forge an intimate bond between brother and sister.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dunant, Sarah (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2013]
Edition:First U.S. 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.
Description
Summary:A tale inspired by the lives of Borgia siblings Lucretia and Cesare traces the family's rise in the aftermath of Rodrigo Borgia's rise to the papacy, during which war, a terrifying sexual plague, and the family's notorious reputation forge an intimate bond between brother and sister.
Physical Description:506 pages : map ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographic references (pages [505]-506).
ISBN:1400069297 (alk. paper)
9781400069293 (alk. paper)