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The Borgia Bride

by Jeanne Kalogridis

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ISBN13: 9780312341381
ISBN10: 0312341385
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Vivacious Sancha of Aragon arrives in Rome newly wed to a member of the notorious Borgia dynasty. Surrounded by the city's opulence and political corruption, she befriends her glamorous and deceitful sister-in-law, Lucrezia, whose jealousy is as legendary as her beauty. Some say Lucrezia has poisoned her rivals, particularly those to whom her handsome brother, Cesare, has given his heart. So when Sancha falls under Cesare's irresistible spell, she must hide her secret or lose her life. Caught in the Borgias' sinister web, she summons her courage and uses her cunning to outwit them at their own game. Vividly interweaving historical detail with fiction, The Borgia Bride is a richly compelling tale of conspiracy, sexual intrigue, loyalty, and drama.

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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. Agent, Russell Galen. (June)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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A dangerous seductress...

Her ruthless brother...

And the spirited and ambitious woman who comes between them.

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About the Author

Jeanne Kalogridis lives with her partner in California, where they share a house with two dogs. She is the author of numerous dark fantasy and historical novels.

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seereth, September 17, 2006 (view all comments by seereth)
The Borgia Bride really ought to have been better than it was. Certainly the plot sounds fascinating, and the historical context is fascinating for an infinite number of reasons. But Kalogridis successfully makes almost every single character in the book extremely boring. The heroine (Sancha of Aragon) is no exception. She really ought to have been more interesting than she was. I suspect this is because she takes almost everything entirely too seriously. (It's not that the Borgias are anything to laugh at, exactly, it's just that it's hard to see her appeal because she's so...dull.) Sancha also goes around swearing things, usually not to be ruled by men. Which would have made an interesting story if only Kalogridis had stuck with angle on Sancha's life. We learn a little more about the actual woman at the end and she really does sound fascinating. It's baffling that she becomes so dull here, then.

The Borgia Bride is probably good for beach reading. It doesn't require much thought at all and the female characters are strong, if dull.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780312341381
Author:
Kalogridis, Jeanne
Publisher:
St. Martin's Griffin
Subject:
History
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
Romance - Historical
Subject:
Married women
Subject:
Historical fiction
Subject:
Suspense fiction
Subject:
Historical
Copyright:
2005
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Publication Date:
20050531
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
528
Dimensions:
8.25 x 5.50 in
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"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "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. Agent, Russell Galen. (June)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
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Her ruthless brother...

And the spirited and ambitious woman who comes between them.
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