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Jean Plaidy's captivating tale of the scandal-filled life of Lucrezia Borgia
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Light on Lucrezia is the compelling story of a beautiful woman caught up in a tortuous web of fear and love.
Born into Rome's notorious Borgia family, Lucrezia's life so far has been coloured by violence and betrayal. Now, married for the second time at just eighteen she hopes for happiness with her handsome husband Alfonso. But faced with brutal murder she's soon torn between her love for her husband and her devotion to her brother Cesare ...
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
second part of jean plaidy's story about lucrezia borgia and things dont get any better for her. with her impending marriage to the duke of ferrara she is deperate for freedom from rome, her father, cesare and her life there. but life in Ferrara isnt any better and she gets involved with various men and struggles to provide the duke with an heir, male or female. with the death of both her father and brother she loses her vitality and becomes a shadow of her former self. what a sad story about a young woman who was just born unlucky but she does come across as a strong woman who chose her battles and enjoyed life.
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The Second Half of Lucrezia's Story...
24 Feb 2011
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Let me just mention real quick...if you're thinking of reading this, you DEFINITELY should read 'Madonna of the Seven Hills' first. That book follows Lucrezia from the day she's born to the day of her second marriage to Alfonso of Aragon. 'Light on Lucrezia' picks up right where it left off, with her marriage to Alfonso, brother of Sanchia of Aragon (wife of Lucrezia's younger brother, and mistress to her older one).
Lucrezia's story is such a sad one. She's never able to be truly happy, and it seems whenever she is, there is always someone there to destroy it. Most of the time it's her brother Cesare's doing, but once he dies there are others who step in to make Lucrezia's life as uncomfortable as possible. I think Ms. Plaidy has done a wonderfully realistic job of telling Lucrezia's story. She's avoided turning this into a nasty tabloid rendition of the story that only focuses on rumor and debauchery, and instead chose to get inside Lucrezia, telling how she feels towards those she loves and why she behaved the way she did. Most of the time it's because she had no other choice.
I will admit, this book was a bit more slow-going than some of the others I've read by Ms. Plaidy. It took me almost 2 weeks to read this because it was just too easy to put it down. It didn't have that 'I've just GOT to know what's going to happen next!' urgency to it that some of her other books have. This didn't take away from the story in any way though.
Overall, if you're a fan of the Borgias or if you're planning on watching the Showtime Series 'The Borgias' and are looking for a book to introduce yourself to this incredibly dysfunctional family before the show starts, then I absolutely recommend these two books. However, if you're looking for the trashy version of this family's life, then you'll have to look elsewhere. Ms. Plaidy keeps the story classy and realistic.
Lucrezia's story is such a sad one. She's never able to be truly happy, and it seems whenever she is, there is always someone there to destroy it. Most of the time it's her brother Cesare's doing, but once he dies there are others who step in to make Lucrezia's life as uncomfortable as possible. I think Ms. Plaidy has done a wonderfully realistic job of telling Lucrezia's story. She's avoided turning this into a nasty tabloid rendition of the story that only focuses on rumor and debauchery, and instead chose to get inside Lucrezia, telling how she feels towards those she loves and why she behaved the way she did. Most of the time it's because she had no other choice.
I will admit, this book was a bit more slow-going than some of the others I've read by Ms. Plaidy. It took me almost 2 weeks to read this because it was just too easy to put it down. It didn't have that 'I've just GOT to know what's going to happen next!' urgency to it that some of her other books have. This didn't take away from the story in any way though.
Overall, if you're a fan of the Borgias or if you're planning on watching the Showtime Series 'The Borgias' and are looking for a book to introduce yourself to this incredibly dysfunctional family before the show starts, then I absolutely recommend these two books. However, if you're looking for the trashy version of this family's life, then you'll have to look elsewhere. Ms. Plaidy keeps the story classy and realistic.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Cheers for Plaidy and Lucrezia
10 Aug 2011
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I am a recent fan of the writings of Jean Plaidy. Sorry I have not discovered her earlier. Her novels are historically accurate (some license on her behalf but not to the extent to rewrite history) and entertaining. She takes her subject singularly and deal wholely with it. In most cases, it is one woman, sometimes unjustly villified, as is the case with Lucrezia Borgia. Ms. Plaidy spins a tale of the woman who was a victim of her family and their egos. She was a woman in a male-dominated family in Italy with Spanish roots. This truly comes through in this book. Had Lucrezia had a different family, she would have had the life that she dreamed up (as summed up by Ms. Plaidy). All Lucrezia wanted was a family to call her own, to be respected by same. I found this series of books on Lucrezia Borgia to be quite sympathic to the subject and was very definite in its effort to draw the line between history and supposition on the Lady Borgia's behalf.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Lucrezia Borgia
26 Dec 2011
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Although I thoroughly enjoy historical fiction I was a little surprised there was not more history put into this story. I felt it was more character analysis and I couldn't get the feeling of the time as much as I have in her other works. I still enjoyed it, though.
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