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St. Martin's Press
July 2011
On Sale: July 5, 2011
Featuring: Caterina Sforza; Dea; Cesare Borgia
464 pages
ISBN: 0312576242
EAN: 9780312576240
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Romance Historical
What Philippa Gregory has done for Tudor England, Jeanne
Kalogridis does for Renaissance Italy. Her latest
irresistible historical novel is about a countess whose
passion and willfulness knew no boundsCaterina Sforza.
Daughter of the Duke of Milan and wife of the conniving
Count Girolamo Riario, Caterina Sforza was the bravest
warrior Renaissance Italy ever knew. She ruled her own
lands, fought her own battles, and openly took lovers
whenever she pleased. Her remarkable tale is told by her
lady-in-waiting, Dea, a woman knowledgeable in reading the
"triumph cards," the predecessor of modern-day tarot cards.
As Dea tries to unravel the truth about her husband's
murder, Caterina single-handedly holds off invaders who
would steal her title and lands. However, Dea's reading of
the cards reveals that Caterina cannot withstand a third and
final invadernone other than Cesare Borgia, son of the
corrupt Pope Alexander VI, who has an old score to settle
with Caterina. Trapped inside the fortress at Ravaldino as
Borgia's cannons pound the walls, Dea reviews Caterina's
scandalous past and struggles to understand their joint
destiny, while Caterina valiantly tries to fight off
Borgia's unconquerable army.
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