Given current portrayals of the Borgias, from TV series to computer games, what else can this book bring? Nothing new in terms of plot but its magic is in its depiction of this complex family as more than temptresses, venal priests and Machiavellian schemers. With an exquisite eye for detail, the author plunges you into Renaissance Italy - so much so that you might even forget you know how the story goes.
(Kate Ellis - bwl 73 Summer 2014 ) |
