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The Borgia Bride: A Novel [Paperback]

Jeanne Kalogridis
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Against the backdrop of 15th-century Italian internecine feuds, debauchery and Vatican corruption, Kalogridis's latest historical novel (after The Burning Times) chronicles with compelling sweep the story of the ravishing and iron-willed Sancha de Aragon, princess of Naples. Illegitimate daughter to the coldhearted duke of Calabria (briefly king of Naples), she is used to establish ties to the feared and influential House of Borgia when her father betroths her to the younger scion, Jofre. Much to the dismay of her beloved younger brother Alfonso, Sancha is sent from Naples to rule with Prince Jofre in remote Squillace. War with the French will later briefly return her to Naples, but rumors of her beauty reach her lecherous father-in-law, Pope Alexander VI, who recalls her and Jofre to opulent Rome. There, she avoids the pope's advances—and her jealous sister-in-law Lucrezia's animosity—but falls into a steamy affair with her brother-in-law, the dashing Cesare, cardinal of Valencia. Cesare becomes furious when she refuses to leave Jofre, and he sets out on a warpath that includes her brother Alfonso, who has also married into the Borgia clan—to Lucrezia. Kalogridis spins a dramatic tale from a heady mix of royal power plays and passion.
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"From sexual passion to mortal danger, the dramatic shift of real historical events will keep the reader turning the pages."
---Philippa Gregory, author of The Other Boleyn Girl

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous!, April 28 2010
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L. Clothier (Alberta) - See all my reviews
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The Borgia Bride is one of the greatest pieces of historical fiction I have ever read. As I was studying for exams I decided to read this book and I got caught up in the story and could not put it down. Not much studying got done. Sancha is such an incredible character and she draws you in. The plot is never boring or slow and paints a wonderful picture of 15th century Italy. Jeanne Kalogridis is a fantastic writer and I love all her novels but this is quite possibly her best.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great reading, Oct 16 2011
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Thoroughly enjoyed The Borgia Bride by Jeanne Kalogridis. It had just the right balance of mystery, murder, evil and romance all combined in a fast moving narrative. The story line follows 15 years of the life of Sancha of Aragon from 1488 to 1503. Sancha lived in an Italy ruled by the notorious Borgia family who took what they wanted, by any means they could use.

Although the story is a work of fiction, most of the characters are fact and we can only imagine what other atrocities have been committed by them and others like them.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!, Nov 15 2009
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M. Burke "benergized" (MB., Canada) - See all my reviews
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I loved this book from the beginning. I only put it down when I had to. It was very entertaining as well as gory, and allowed me to see into a past that I did not have much knowledge of. Honestlty I can't believe how chauvenistic life was back then and how women were truly nothing more then a commodity. This book has opened my eyes to the show 'The Tudors' and I am look forward to reading 'The Other Boleyn Girl' in the near future. I highly recommend this book as it reminds us to appreciate how far women have evolved over the years.
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