Blood & beauty

Description

By the end of the fifteenth century, the beauty and creativity of Italy are matched by its brutality and corruption, nowhere more than in Rome and inside the Church. When Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia buys his way into the papacy as Alexander VI, he is defined not just by his wealth or his passionate love for his illegitimate children, but by his blood: He is a Spanish Pope in a city run by Italians. If the Borgias are to triumph, this charismatic, consummate politician with a huge appetite for life, women, and power must use papacy and family -- in particular, his eldest son, Cesare, and his daughter Lucrezia -- in order to succeed.

Description

By the end of the fifteenth century, the beauty and creativity of Italy is matched by its brutality and corruption, nowhere more than in Rome. Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia buys his way into the papacy as Alexander VI, but if the Borgias are to triumph, he must use papacy and family to succeed. His eldest son Cesare is his greatest weapon, and his daughter Lucrezia is the prime dynastic tool. Stripping away the myths around the Borgias, Blood & Beauty is a majestic novel that breathes life into this astonishing family.

Subjects

Other Editions

• Blood & beautyWindsor2013-01-01
• Blood & beautyVirago2013-01-01
• Blood & beauty2013-01-01
• Blood And BeautyPaperbackHarperCollins Publishers2013-11-12
• Blood & BeautyPaperbackVirago Press Ltd2014-01-25