The Secret Book of Grazia Dei Rossi
| Author | : Jacqueline Park |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 580 |
| Release | : 2015-09-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781439128114 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1439128111 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (111 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Secret Book of Grazia Dei Rossi written by Jacqueline Park and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Secret Book of Grazia dei Rossi is a sweeping tale of intrigue and romance set in a time rife with court politics, papal chicanery, religious intolerance, and inviolable social rules. Grazia, 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 of 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.