Posted by: Lisa Hill | November 8, 2008

The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant


The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunbirth-of-venusant (9) A lovely book, set in Florence at the time that Lorenzo di Medici had died and Savonarola had driven out his dull brother Piero to impose fundamentalist religion and the ‘burning of the vanities’. Alessandra is a young girl aspiring to be an artist at a time when marriage was her only option. To avoid being sent to a convent, she agrees to marry Cristoforo Longello, twice her age and not very attractive and it turns out to be more than she bargained for. Beautifuly written and with an engaging plot, this novel recreates the perod superbly.

Posted in 21st century, British Literature, Dunant, Sarah, Female authors, Reviews | Tags: ,

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