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Essex, Karen Leonardo's Swans
New York, New York, U.S.A. Doubleday 2006 0385517068 / 9780385517065 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine
Near-new condition. Appears unread. Stated First Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears. 344 pages. From Publishers Weekly: Sexual and political intrigue drive Essex's intricate novel (after previous historicals Kleopatra and Pharaoh) starring 15th-century Italian sisters Isabella and Beatrice d'Este. Isabella, the elder, more accomplished sister, is engaged to handsome Francesco Gonzaga, a minor aristocrat, while Beatrice is intended for the future duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza, who's powerful, unscrupulous and already in possession of a pregnant mistress. It seems, at first, that Isabella will enjoy domesticity with Francesco, while unhappy Beatrice is useful to her husband only as a vehicle for breeding sons—a situation further complicated by Ludovico's infatuation with the more beautiful Isabella. While Isabella encourages her brother-in-law's overtures, she's actually desperate to sit for his resident artist, Leonardo da Vinci. The sisters' sexual rivalry provides the main fodder for the novel's first half; the less compelling remainder is taken up with the political complexities of Renaissance Italy, as the rulers of France scheme to invade Italy, Francesco schemes against Ludovico, and Ludovico schemes against everyone. Essex's canvas is too finely detailed to adequately represent the epic dramas of warring Italian princes, and occasional anachronisms in diction are distracting. But the stories of Isabella and Beatrice d'Este along with the occasional investigations of Leonardo's artworks, methods and personality are always engrossing. (Jan.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From Booklist: At the heart of this involving novel are Isabella and Beatrice d'Este, two sisters separated by only a year, but wildly different in terms of personality. Stunning, ambitious Isabella is married to handsome Francesco Gonzaga, a brilliant warrior, but it is Beatrice who makes a better match when she weds the powerful Ludovico Sforza, a ruthless Milanese leader with his eye on the duchy and political power in Italy. Beatrice wants nothing more than for Ludovico, who is smitten with his mistress Cecilia, to love her; but he seems more taken with Isabella. Isabella hopes to use Ludovico's desire for her to obtain her a sitting with Ludovico's court painter, the renowned Leonard da Vinci. After a fall during a hunting expedition, Beatrice finally wins her husband's love, while Isabella envies her sister her luxurious lifestyle. But Ludovico's lusts and political maneuverings end up costing both women dearly. With lush, colorful descriptions, Essex brings to life the Sforza court and the competitive d'Este sisters'complex relationships with each other, their husbands, and Leonardo. Powerful historical fiction. Kristine Huntley Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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Essex, Karen Pharoah: Volume II Of Kleopatra
Warner Books 2002 0446530255 / 9780446530255 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Near-Fine
Stated First Edition. Remainder mark on bottom. NO price clippings. Price isnide dustcover: $24.95. Dustcover shows light wear (NO tears). Tight spine, bright pages. 408 pages. Map endpapers. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Synopsis Kleopatra has been reinstated to the throne and now shares her bed with Caesar. But in order for their infant son to be officially recognized as Caesar's rightful heir, Kleo-patra must journey with the child to Rome. There she forms an intimate bond with Antony, Caesar's second-in-command. When Caesar is assassinated, it is Antony who wages war against the slain ruler's monstrous nephew, Octavian, who claims it is he, and not Kleopatra's son, who is next in line to rule. Now Antony and Kleopatra are inextricably allied in love and a fierce battle against a formidable enemy, where no less than the control of the world is at stake.
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