The Miracles of Prato, (Paperback)

from zibilee

When the beautiful Lucrezia Buti and her sister Spinetta arrive on the doorstep of the Convent Santa Margherita, they are admitted with open arms and ushered into the simplicity of cloistered life. But for Lucrezia this new life is one of sadness, for until her father's unexpected death, she had ...

from ACQwoods

I picked this book up off the new arrivals shelf at the library and wasn't sure what to expect. I have enjoyed quite a few books about Italian Renaissance art and if I ever go to Italy I'll have trouble remembering what about the artists is fact and what I have read in fiction. That's fine with m...

from thejohnsmith

An enjoyable read that is satisfying from beginning to end. A mix of real and fictional characters populate the tale set in and around the convent of Santa Margherita in 15th Century Italy. Amongst them are Fra Fillipo Lippi and Lucrezia Butti. The story follows their growing love amid the troubl...

from thetometraveller

Prato, Italy 1456. Twenty year old Lucrezia Buti arrives at the Convent Santa Margherita, along with her younger sister, Spinetta. The sisters lives have completely changed since the death of their father, a successful cloth merchant. They find themselves suddenly destitute, with no choice but to...

from Kasthu

The Miracles of Prato is the story of a lesser-known love affair, between the Renaissance painter Filippo Lippi, and Lucrezia Butti, a novice in the Convent of Santa Margherita in Prato. According to the authors' note in the back of the book, Lucrezia was either a novice or a young lady placed in...