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Painting Mona Lisa [Kindle Edition]

Jeanne Kalogridis (Author)
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews) |
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Praise for ‘The Borgia Bride’:

‘Love, lust, incest and murder: this historical romance has it all.’ The Mail on Sunday

'From sexual passion to mortal danger, the dramatic shift of real historical events will keep the reader turning the pages.' Philippa Gregory

'Corset-busting escapism.' The Sunday Times

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Painting Mona Lisa offers an explanation behind the mysteries surrounding da Vinci's famous portrait – why did Leonardo keep the Mona Lisa with him until his death?

An intricately woven tale of betrayal, love and loss, which unravels the mysteries surrounding da Vinci's most famous portrait.

April 26, 1478. Giuliano de Medici, brother of Lorenzo the Magnificent, the head of the powerful Florentine Medici family, is assassinated.

Ten years later, a young Lisa Gherardini listens to the story of Giuliano's death, unaware of the significance it holds for her future. Drawn into the Medici circle by her passion for the Arts, Lisa meets the Medici's most luminescent friend: da Vinci. Against the turbulent backdrop of Savonarola's Florence, the two become conspirators and eventually each other's saviours in this parallel love story of infinite twists.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 689 KB
  • Print Length: 576 pages
  • Publisher: Harper (17 Jun 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B004FPYX9K
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #36,226 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
extremely enjoyable 24 July 2007
By Alexa
Format:Paperback
I got a taste for Jeanne Kalogridis after reading The Borgia Bride so I bought this book on the strength of that. The story follows the life of a young girl living in Florence during the late 1400/early 1500's. While the title and blurb gives the impression that the whole story revolves around Lisa and Leonardo da Vinci, it doesn't. It follows her through her first marriage with a man she loved and second marriage with a man she hates and her involvement in the secret plans to bring back an outlawed ruler. There are many twist, some that are quite expected and others that I would never have guessed. While based on fact this story is very very far off being a non-fiction story as there are crucial errors. Despite this I found the book extremely enjoyable.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Mona Lisa Intrigue 6 July 2008
Format:Paperback
Apart from the historical accuracies aside this is an easy read once you get into it. The first few chapters, which set the story for the rest of the book I found a little confusing to how they related to the rest of the book (although this becomes clear towards the end.) If you have any love of Italy this is good book as you can visualize Florence with the characters wandering through.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
After reading The Borgia Bride I was left with a taste for more of Jeanne Kalogridis, and Painting Mona Lisa certainly sated my appetite. Although not living up to The Borgia Bride, a book I just couldn't put down, Painting Mona Lisa was a brilliant book to escape with at the end of a long day. The characters were well formed, and certainly quite different to how they are painted (excuse the wordplay) in history. Overall I enjoyed the book and look forward to more from the author, my only worry being she has set such great expectations, I hope she can live up to them!
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