'The Marriage Portrait' is a renaissance story of marriage, survival, and murder
NPR's Book of the Day · NPR
September 27, 20228m 50s
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Show Notes
The Marriage Portrait is Maggie O' Farrell's fictional interpretation of Lucrezia de Cosimo de Medici, who fights to survive her forced marriage with her abhorrent husband, Duke Alfonso II. In an interview with Mary Louise Kelly, O'Farrell discusses themes of loss of control and explains her philosophy in how she portrays these historical figures.
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