| The Secret Book of Grazia Dei Rossi: Book 1 Contributor(s): Park, Jacqueline (Author) |
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ISBN: 1770898891 ISBN-13: 9781770898899 Publisher: House of Anansi Press OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Romance - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2014935632 |
| Series: Grazia Dei Rossi |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (1.90 lbs) 752 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Central Europe - Cultural Region - Italy - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Grazia dei Rossi, private secretary to the world-renowned Isabella d'Este, is the daughter of an eminent Jewish banker, the wife of the pope's Jewish physician, and the lover of a Christian prince. In a "secret book," written as a legacy for her son, she records her struggles to choose between the seductions of the Christian world and a return to the family, traditions, and duties to her Jewish roots. As she re-creates Renaissance Italy in captivating detail, Jacqueline Park gives us a timeless portrait of a brave and brilliant woman trapped in an unforgiving, inflexible society. A sweeping saga of intrigue and romance set during the Italian Renaissance, The Secret Book of Grazia dei Rossi is an unforgettable tale, told through the eyes of Grazia dei Rossi, a young Jewish woman torn between duty and forbidden romance and who wins our hearts with her recorded secrets of love. |
