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In the name of the family : a novel
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"It is 1502 and Rodrigo Borgia, a self-confessed womanizer and master of political corruption, is now on the papal throne as Alexander VI. His daughter Lucrezia, aged twenty-two--already three times married and a pawn in her fathers plans--is discovering her own power. And then there is his son Cesare Borgia, brilliant, ruthless, and increasingly unstable; it is his relationship with Machiavelli that gives the Florentine diplomat a master class on the dark arts of power and politics. What he learns will go on to inform his great work of modern politics, The Prince. But while the pope rails against old age and his sons increasingly maverick behavior, it is Lucrezia who must navigate the treacherous court of Urbino and another challenging marriage to create her own place in history. Sarah Dunant again employs her remarkable gifts as a storyteller to bring to life the passionate men and women of the Borgia family, as well as the ever compelling figure of Machiavelli, through whom the reader will experience one of the most fascinating--and doomed--dynasties of all time."--From publisher.
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Title
In the name of the family : a novel
Call No
FIC DUN
Authors
Dunant, Sarah
Subjects
Alexander VI, Pope, 1431-1503--Fiction.
Borgia, Lucrezia, 1480-1519--Fiction.
Borgia, Cesare, 1476?-1507--Fiction.
Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527--Fiction.
Catholic Church. Pope (1492-1503 : Alexander VI)--Fiction.
Catholic Church. Pope--Corrupt practices--Fiction.
Nobility--Italy--Papal States--Fiction.
Church and state--Fiction.
Italy--History--1492-1559--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Language
English
Published
Toronto : HarperCollins Publishers, 2017.
Publication Desc
429 p. ;
ISBN
9781443406475 (hc.)
Target Audience
All
Dimensions
23 cm.