It was to be her older sister Maria who was to have wed Alfonso d’Este the soon to be Duke of Ferrara but after her sister died Lucrezia was to take her place. Lucrezia is now forced into a marriage to a man she has not met. The year is 1561 and it is the reimagining of the story of a young woman, 16-year-old Lucrezia, Duchess of Ferrara. The Marriage Portrait is set during the Italian Renaissance. The Marriage Portrait (Tinder Press) is just as unforgettable and will undoubtedly be in the running for my book of the year. Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell was my book of the year for 2020 and now recently out in hardback is the new book from a writer I admire greatly. The Marriage Portrait is an unforgettable reimagining of the life of a young woman whose proximity to power places her in mortal danger.
What is Lucrezia to do with this sudden knowledge? What chance does she have against Alfonso, ruler of a province, and a trained soldier? How can she ensure her survival. Here, in this remote villa, she is entirely at the mercy of her increasingly erratic husband. Lucrezia is sixteen years old, and has led a sheltered life locked away inside Florence’s grandest palazzo. As they sit down to dinner it occurs to Lucrezia that Alfonso has a sinister purpose in bringing her here. Lucrezia, Duchess of Ferrara, is taken on an unexpected visit to a country villa by her husband, Alfonso. The Marriage Portrait is a dazzling evocation of the Italian Renaissance in all its beauty and brutality. The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
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