His Last Duchess
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Brief of "His Last Duchess" Kindle Book :The chilling story of Lucrezia de Medici, duchess to Alfonso d'Este, His Last Duchess paints a portrait of a lonely young girl and her marriage to an inscrutable duke. Lucrezia longs for love, Alfonso desperately needs an heir, and in a true story of lust and dark decadence, the dramatic fireworks the marriage kindles threaten to destroy the duke's entire inheritance–and Lucrezia's future. His Last Duchess gorgeously brings to life the passions and people of sixteenth-century Tuscany and Ferrara.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful.
Well Done! The Best Kindle Book On The Medici's I've Read In Awhile!By Marie
I have read other kindle books about the Medicis. Many of them irk me just a bit with their concentration on sex and depravity. Yes, we all have noted that the Medici family was prone to some perversity but that is rally only a small part of the story of this truly amazing Renaissance family. The history of Florence and the Medici family is, perhaps, not complete without some portrayal of their odd familial sexual perversion but it need not be the focus of a kindle book to be interesting. At least on my opinion - and although I don't consider myself a libertine by any stretch of the imagination- neither am I prude.
This kindle book was a happy exception to the rule about fiction based on the Medici family. My favorite thing about the kindle book is that it poignantly depicts the beauty that was Florence during the Renaissance. As a reader I can almost smell the air, breath in the scents of cooking and flowers, walk through sun warmed porticos and wander through darkened, shuttered room where anything might - and sometimes does -happen. This is a well researched kindle book that shines with the basis of fact that makes reading good historical fiction so enjoyable and satisfying.
The story takes the reader through 16 year old Lucrezia de Medici's ill fated marriage to the wealthy & handsome Duke of Ferrara, Alphonso D'Este. Yes, there is some sex - but it a part of the story - not the story itself. That makes all of the difference for me as a reader.
The kindle book is well researched, well written with subtlety blended plot lines that will have you routing for Lucrezia as the kindle book nears the end. It's a compelling read that I certainly think can't fail to please. I thoroughly recommend this as a very readable, enjoyable, and illustrative kindle book about this famous family.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
Alive with detail and atmosphereBy Kindle Book Addict
Browning's 'My Last Duchess' has been a favorite of mine for years, so I was initially a little nervous about discovering how another writer would develop the characters Browning introduces so vividly in his poem. I needn't have worried. Gabrielle Kimm gives us an array of characters who leap off the page - the Duke in particular is no two-dimensional anti-hero, but a powerful and dark presence throughout the novel as Kimm takes us deep inside the workings of his mind. The novel as a whole is alive with detail, atmosphere and a sense of place, all of which contribute to the building drama and complexities of the story. Kimm writes with a verve and intensity which had me turning these pages as fast as I could! A novel that's hard to put down and whose characters stay with you long after you have finished reading.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful.
Beautifully written and superbly researched. A real page-turner.By LoveReading
It's not often I read historical fiction, but I'd heard so many good things about 'His Last Duchess' that I thought I'd give it a go. I'm so glad I did. Gabrielle Kimm's portrayal of time and place is a joy to read, and at times I could almost believe that I'd visited the locations she describes in this poignant tale. The story itself is intriguing and unexpected, as we follow the fortunes of 16-year-old Lucrezia de' Medici on her journey into married life with Alfonso d'Este, the fifth Duke of Ferrara.
A beautifully written and thoroughly enjoyable read - one I will be recommending to my kindle book club next time we meet up!
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