THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT - WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2023 SHORTLIST

À propos

The instant Sunday Times bestseller from the acclaimed author of Hamnet, The Marriage Portrait is a dazzling evocation of the Italian Renaissance in all its beauty and brutality.

Winter, 1561. Lucrezia, Duchess of Ferrara, is taken on an unexpected visit to a country villa by her husband, Alfonso. As they sit down to dinner it occurs to Lucrezia that Alfonso has a sinister purpose in bringing her here. He intends to kill her.
Lucrezia is sixteen years old, and has led a sheltered life locked away inside Florence''s grandest palazzo. Here, in this remote villa, she is entirely at the mercy of her increasingly erratic husband.

What is Lucrezia to do with this sudden knowledge? What chance does she have against Alfonso, ruler of a province, and a trained soldier? How can she ensure her survival.

The Marriage Portrait is an unforgettable reimagining of the life of a young woman whose proximity to power places her in mortal danger.


  • Auteur(s)

    Maggie O'Farrell

  • Éditeur

    Hachette

  • Distributeur

    Side

  • Date de parution

    04/07/2023

  • EAN

    9781472223883

  • Disponibilité

    Disponible

  • Nombre de pages

    448 Pages

  • Poids

    350 g

  • Support principal

    Grand format

Infos supplémentaires : Broché  

Maggie O'Farrell

Née en 1972 en Irlande du Nord, Maggie O'Farrell a grandi au pays de Galles et en Écosse. Suite au succès de son premier roman, Quand tu es parti (Belfond, 2000 ; 10/18, 2003) elle a abandonné sa carrière de journaliste littéraire pour se consacrer à l'écriture. Après La Maîtresse de mon amant (Belfond, 2003 ; 10/18, 2005), La Distance entre nous (Belfond, 2005), L'Étrange Disparition d'Esme Lennox (Belfond, 2008 ; 10/18, 2010) et Cette main qui a pris la mienne (Belfond, 2011 ; 10/18, 2013), récompensé du prestigieux Costa Book Award 2011, En cas de forte chaleur est son sixième roman publié chez Belfond.

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