The Marriage Portrait - Large Print Author:Maggie O'Farrell "Someone swore that, as a little girl, he once saw you touch a tiger. And that the tiger didn't harm you, it let you stroke it. It was always said that you had charmed the beast."Winter, 1561: Lucrezia, Duchess of Ferrara, is taken on an unexpected visit to a country villa by her husband,... more » Alfonso. As they sit down to dinner it occurs to Lucrezia that Alfonso has a sinister purpose in bringing her here...
He intends to kill her.
Lucrezia is sixteen years old and has led a sheltered life locked away inside Florence's grandest palazzo. Here, in this remote villa, she is entirely at the mercy of her increasingly erratic husband.
What is Lucrezia to do with this sudden knowledge? What chance does she have against Alfonso, ruler of a province, and a trained soldier? How can she ensure her survival?« less
ISBN-13: 9780593635322 ISBN-10: 0593635329 Publication Date: 9/27/2022 Pages:560 Edition:Large type / Large p Rating: