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His Last Duchess av Gabrielle  Kimm
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His Last Duchess (utgåvan 2010)

av Gabrielle  Kimm

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Fiction. Historical Fiction. HTML:That's my last duchess painted on the wall...
Seduced by the hot sun and blinding passions of Renaissance Italy, sixteen-year-old Lucrezia de' Medici sees a gilded life stretching ahead. Her wealthy new husband handpicked her to be his bride, and his great castle in Ferrara will be her playground. But Alfonso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara quickly proves to be just as dangerous and mysterious as he is dark and handsome, and the stone walls of the castle seem to trap Lucrezia like a prison.
Only the duke's lover Francesca seems able to tame his increasing fury, as his desperate need to produce an heir drives him deep into precarious obsession. With her head full of heartbroken dreams, Lucrezia flees from him down a dangerous path that may cost her everything.
Step into the elegant world of the Robert Browning poem "My Last Duchess," as imagined by Gabrielle Kimm, where she brings to life the passions and people of sixteenth-century Tuscany and Ferrara. It is a chilling story of forbidden love and dark decadence that will haunt you.
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Titel:His Last Duchess
Författare:Gabrielle  Kimm
Info:Sphere, Paperback, 416 pages
Samlingar:Ditt bibliotek, Lästa men inte ägda
Betyg:****
Taggar:historical fiction

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Thoroughly enjoyed this novel ( )
  ChristineMiller47 | Feb 8, 2024 |
Amazingly good (and it was FREE)! I didn't find out until the end that the story arose from the Browning poem, but nevertheless, this was a satisfying historical/romance novel. Very descriptive and full of suspense. ( )
  kwskultety | Jul 4, 2023 |
With most books that I love (& by love, I mean rate with 5 stars) & recommend, I tend to say the least. Possibly because I've little to complain or criticize with the story & execution & if given the chance, I'd divulge every beautiful detail & plot point spoiling it for anyone else looking to read it. I will say this is a beautifully & vividly crafted story. I felt like I was there from the first page to the last. When you're reading & realize that your breath is hitched because the tenor of the scene has coiled taut around your neck like piano wire (or in this case, that cord of red gems), you know you're caught up in the story. I will definitely be reading more from Gabrielle Kimm & she will now be on my list of "always read historical fiction". Margaret George has been all alone on that list for a while now. LOL ( )
  anissaannalise | Jan 1, 2014 |
Facts: 16-year-old Lucrezia de Medici marries 5th Duke of Ferrera, Alfonso d' Este. The Vatican threatens to reclaim their title if the couple remains unable to produce heir. 3 years after marriage, Lucrezia vanishes from Earth and pages of history. Robert Browning wrote an immortalising poem called 'The Last Duchess'. This novel is fictionalised account of marriage of Lucrezia and Alfonso - where Duke wants to get rid of Duchess who has 'unmanned' him in their marriage bed. Duke of Ferrera marries twice after and remains without a legitimate heir, as a result his Duchy is indeed reclaimed by Vatican. ( )
  poonamsharma | Apr 6, 2013 |
Este é um livro simplesmente surpreendente. Um livro que desde o início me suscitou alguma curiosidade, sendo amante confessa de História muitos são os romances históricos que li e assim que que me foi apresentada a sua sinopse quis lê-lo de imediato. Esta é uma obra que, na minha opinião, se encontra muito bem documentada e que mostra a valiosa pesquisa que a autora fez.
Apesar de no início me ter parecido que iria ser uma história com muitas descrições e detalhes não muito importantes para a acção, tudo isso se dissipou assim que foi realizado o casamento entre Lucrécia e Afonso. A partir desse momento toda a história deu uma volta de 180º e comecei a ver tudo acontecer a uma velocidade alucinante, algo que me fez crescer a vontade de virar uma nova página e continuar a leitura até ao final do livro, que acabou por ser lido em poucas horas. No final acabamos por aprender uma grande lição histórica acerca de alguns costumes comportamentais usados durante o século dezasseis. Apesar disso, é apresentado também um grande romance proibido que fará o leitor sentir-se deliciado com os obstáculos que irão sendo apresentados.
Ambiente sumptuoso, personagens fortes, acontecimentos marcantes. Estes são os três principais ingredientes que marcam todo este livro fantástico e que fará o leitor desejar ler mais obras desta autora.

http://viv-omundoencantadodoslivros.blogspot.pt/2013/01/planetaopiniao-sua-ultim... ( )
  anokas2757 | Mar 17, 2013 |
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Fiction. Historical Fiction. HTML:That's my last duchess painted on the wall...
Seduced by the hot sun and blinding passions of Renaissance Italy, sixteen-year-old Lucrezia de' Medici sees a gilded life stretching ahead. Her wealthy new husband handpicked her to be his bride, and his great castle in Ferrara will be her playground. But Alfonso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara quickly proves to be just as dangerous and mysterious as he is dark and handsome, and the stone walls of the castle seem to trap Lucrezia like a prison.
Only the duke's lover Francesca seems able to tame his increasing fury, as his desperate need to produce an heir drives him deep into precarious obsession. With her head full of heartbroken dreams, Lucrezia flees from him down a dangerous path that may cost her everything.
Step into the elegant world of the Robert Browning poem "My Last Duchess," as imagined by Gabrielle Kimm, where she brings to life the passions and people of sixteenth-century Tuscany and Ferrara. It is a chilling story of forbidden love and dark decadence that will haunt you.

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