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THE SHEPHERDESS OF SIENA
By: Linda Lafferty
Lake Union Publishing
April 2015
On Sale: March 31, 2015
Featuring: Virginia Tacci
615 pages
ISBN: 1477822070
EAN: 9781477822074
Kindle: B00NIXMCP2
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Raised by her aunt and uncle amidst the rolling hills of the Tuscan countryside, young orphan Virginia Tacci has always harbored a deep love for horsesโthough she knows she may never have the chance to ride. As a shepherdess in sixteenth-century Italy, Virginiaโs possibilities are doubly limited by her peasant class and her gender. Yet while she tends her flock, Virginia is captivated by the daring equestrian feats of the high-spirited Isabella deโ Medici, who rides with the strength and courage of any man, much to the horror of her brother, the tyrannical Gran Duca Francesco deโ Medici. Inspired, the young shepherdess keeps one dream close to her heart: to race in Sienaโs Palio. Twenty-six years after Florence captured Siena, Virginiaโs defiance will rally the broken spirit of the Senese people and threaten the pernicious reign of the Gran Duca. Bringing alive the rich history of one of Tuscanyโs most famed cities, this lush, captivating saga draws an illuminating portrait of one girl with an unbreakable spirit.
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