Signora Da Vinci - Brossura

Maxwell, Robin

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0451225805 ISBN 13: 9780451225801

Casa editrice: Penguin Publishing Group, 2009

Riassunto

A fictional portrait of Caterina, mother of Leonardo da Vinci, follows the life of this adventurer and alchemist from her turbulent early years, through the birth of her illegitimate son Leonardo at the age of fifteen, to the dangerous and heretical scheme she devises to protect her extraordinary son. Original.

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Praise for Signora da Vinci

“A glorious novel of Leonardo da Vinci and his courageous, passionate mother.”—Sandra Worth, author of The King’s Daughter

“In her most remarkable novel yet, Robin Maxwell takes us back to the turbulent times of the Italian Renaissance... A masterful blend of fact and fiction.”—Michelle Moran, author of The Heretic Queen

“Signora da Vinci is a tour de force celebration of one woman's unquenchable ardor for knowledge and of a secret world that historical fiction readers rarely see.”—C. W. Gortner, author of The Last Queen

“Superbly imagined...a sparkling epic.”—Vicki León

L'autore:

Robin Maxwell is the national bestselling author of eight novels of historical fiction. She lives in the high desert of California with her husband, yogi Max Thomas.

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• Editore: Penguin Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0451225805
• ISBN 13: 9780451225801
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 448