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Florence, the 1560s. Lucrezia, third daughter of Cosimo de' Medici, is comfortable with her obscure place in the palazzo: free to wonder at its treasures, observe its clandestine workings, and to devote herself to her own artistic pursuits. But when her older sister dies on the eve of marriage to Alfonso d'Este, 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 to accept on her behalf.

Having barely left girlhood behind, Lucrezia must now make her way in a troubled court whose customs are opaque and where her arrival is not universally welcomed. Perhaps most mystifying of all is her husband himself, Alfonso. Is he the playful sophisticate her appears 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 uncomfortable finery for the painting which is 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 Ferrarese dynasty. Until then, for all of her rank and nobility, the new duchess's future hangs entirely in the balance.

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Bookseller: Books On The Boulevard (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 975
Title: The Marriage Portrait ~ UK SIGNED LIMITED & NUMBERED EXCLUSIVE SLIPCOVERED EDITION
Author: O'Farrell, Maggie
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: New
Jacket Condition: New
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: UK First Hardcover Signed
ISBN 10: 1035402750
ISBN 13: 9781035402755
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Date Published: 2022
Keywords: signed, collectible, autographed, novel

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