Daughter of Siena, (Paperback)

from BookAddictDiary

Following on the heels of the popular (though somewhat waning) Tudor novels of intrigue and romance comes Daughter of Siena by Marina Fiorato, an enchanting new novel of romance and intrigue in 18th century Italy. In the midst of this year's trend toward everything Borgia, it's interesting to see...

from dorolerium

This was such a lovely novel, it pulled me in right away and I really had a hard time putting it down. Somehow I missed the fact that it featured the de' Medici family, so that was a very pleasant surprise for me as well! The author does such a fabulous job of making you genuinely feel the terror...

from lollypop917

The year is 1723 in Siena, a city that revolves around the summer Palio horse races, and Pia Tolomei is about to be intwined in a plot which threatens the balance between good and evil in her great city. Pia, a descendent of the great Cleopatra and just as beautiful, is promised in marriage to a ...

from slanger89

For the most part this book was highly enjoyable. It is fast-paced and interesting the whole way through, while also providing a glimpse at an uncommonly talked about time and place in history; Sienna in the 1700's. Within the book there is suspense, history, and romance all woven toghether. At t...

from MHanover10

This book takes you back to 18th-century Italy, in the town of Siena where Pia, a young woman "sold" by her father from the Owl district to the father from the Eagle district to marry is oldest son who is a cruel and evil young man. During the Palio, the breathtaking horse race, she wishes her so...