The serpent and the pearl
Subtitle: a novel of the Borgias
By: Kate Quinn
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: Kennebec Large Print superior collection; Kennebec Large Print superior collection
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 645
ISBN-13: 9781410466099
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Fiction; Large type books; Borgia family; Nobility; History
Description: Rome, 1492. A pope ies dying and the throne of God is lef vacant, a prize awarded only to the most virtuous -- or the most ruthless. The Borgia family begins its legendary rise, chronicled by an innocent girl who finds herself drawn into their dangerous web. Vivacious Giulia Farnese, who has beauty, wealth, and a handsome young husband, is stunned to discover that her glittering marriage is a sham, and she is to be given as a concubine to Cardinal Borgia: Spaniard, sensualist, candidate for Pope -- nand passionately in love with her.