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I, Mona Lisa

By Jeanne Kalogridis

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| Paperback | 9780312341398

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“My name is Lisa di Antonio Gherardini Giocondo, though to acquaintances, I am known simply as Madonna Lisa. My story begins not with my birth but a murder, committed the year before I was born…”

Florence, April 1478: The handsome GiulianContinue

“My name is Lisa di Antonio Gherardini Giocondo, though to acquaintances, I am known simply as Madonna Lisa. My story begins not with my birth but a murder, committed the year before I was born…”

Florence, April 1478: The handsome Giuliano de’ Medici is brutally assassinated in Florence’s magnificent Duomo. The shock of the murder ripples throughout the great city, from the most renowned artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, to a wealthy wool merchant and his extraordinarily beautiful daughter, Madonna Lisa. More than a decade later, Florence falls under the dark spell of the preacher Savonarola, a fanatic who burns paintings and books as easily as he sends men to their deaths. Lisa, now grown into an alluring woman, captures the heart of Giuliano’s nephew and namesake. But when Guiliano, her love, meets a tragic end, Lisa must gather all her courage and cunning to untangle a sinister web of illicit love, treachery, and dangerous secrets that threatens her life. Set against the drama of 15th Century Florence, I, Mona Lisa is painted in many layers of fact and fiction, with each intricately drawn twist told through the captivating voice of Mona Lisa herself.

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  • I can't believe I am the only one who has this book on shelf. It's got a beautiful cover, an intriguing story, only too many Italian names that it makes my head ache so I have to put it down for a while.

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    Alcest is the best said on May 19, 2010 | Add your feedback

  • I could have given it a "Quite Good" based only on the descriptions of the fabulous city of Florence but since I have to take into consideration the book as a whole i gave it 2 stars.
    It was entertaining & a quick read. Good to read on a long plane trip!

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    Nini said on Dec 28, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 544 Pages
  • Edition: 1
  • ISBN-10: 0312341393
  • ISBN-13: 9780312341398
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
  • Pub date: Oct 31, 2006
  • Dimensions: 1290 mm x 903 mm x 258 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Others
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