This is the dramatic, untold story of a papal princess who came of age in an era of savage intrigue and unparalleled splendor, and whose courage led her to overcome the fate imposed on her by her Borgia blood. Gortner’s new novel delves beyond the myth to depict Lucrezia in her own voice, from her pampered childhood in the palaces of Rome to her ill-fated, scandalous arranged marriages and complex relationship with her adored father and her rival brothers-brutal Juan and enigmatic Cesare.

To this day, Lucrezia Borgia is known as one of history’s most notorious villainesses, accused of incest and luring men to doom with her arsenal of poison. Gortner (Author) 394 ratings Kindle Edition 10.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 37.86 2 Used from 39.02 1 New from 37.86 Paperback 22.77 6 Used from 14.52 8 New from 15. Gortners new novel delves beyond the myth to depict Lucrezia in her own voice, from her pampered childhood in the palaces of Rome to her ill-fated. Glamorous and predatory, the Borgias became Italy’s most ruthless and powerful family, electrifying and terrorizing their 15th-century Renaissance world. Gortner The Vatican Princess: A Novel of Lucrezia Borgia Paperback Aug.

Gortner (Author) 1,244 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 21.41 46 Used from 3.35 9 New from 17.00 3 Collectible from 14. Was she the heartless seductress of legend? Or merely an unsuspecting pawn in a familial web, forced to choose between loyalty and her own survival? Gortner The Vatican Princess: A Novel of Lucrezia Borgia Paperback Augby C. Vatican Princess 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. For fans of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir, a gripping novel that follows the extraordinary life of young Lucrezia Borgia, the legendary Renaissance Pope Alexander’s beautiful daughter.

The Vatican Princess by C.W. Gortner