Bibliograph

The secret book of Grazia dei Rossi, book one, Jacqueline Park

Type

Label

The secret book of Grazia dei Rossi, book one, Jacqueline Park

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The secret book of Grazia dei Rossi

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Jacqueline Park

Sub title

book one

Summary

A sweeping saga of intrigue and romance set during the Italian Renaissance and told through the eyes of Grazia dei Rossi, a young Jewish woman torn between duty and forbidden romance, who wins our hearts with her recorded secrets of love. Grazia dei Rossi, private secretary to the world-renowned Isabella dEste, is the daughter of an eminent Jewish banker, the wife of the popes Jewish physician, and the lover of a Christian prince. In a secret book, written as a legacy for her son, she records her struggles to choose between the seductions of the Christian world and a return to the family, traditions, and duties to her Jewish roots. As she re-creates Renaissance Italy in captivating detail, Jacqueline Park gives us a timeless portrait of a brave and brilliant woman trapped in an unforgiving, inflexible society

Target audience

adult

Classification