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Robin Maxwell
Dear Reader, I have to admit I worried about leaving England and Ireland behind after writing six Elizabethan and Tudor novels, but I'm happy to report a soft landing in Renaissance Italy. Well, perhaps "soft" doesn't properly describe the brilliant, bloody cauldron of fifteenth century Florence...or my protagonists—the most extraordinarily creative man in history, Leonardo da Vinci, and the one who created him, his mother, Caterina. Signora da Vinci tells the story of a young alchemist's daughter whose unfortunate love affair brings her the greatest love of her life—her genius son—as well as an escape from the restrictions of her gender, and an entry into a seductive garden of philosophy, art, learning and danger. From the dusty streets of Vinci and the glories of Lorenzo "the Magnificent's" Florence, to the conspiratorial halls of Rome and Milan, the book celebrates one woman's unquenchable ardor for knowledge, and a secret world that historical fiction readers rarely see. And I've been fortunate and thankful to have received the following praise: "Maxwell is one of the most popular—and one of the best—historical novelists currently mining the rich vein of Tudor history." —Booklist "The powerfully lascivious intersections of sexual and international politics, combined with Maxwell's electrifying prose, make for enthralling historical fiction." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) For more information about this book, as well as my other titles, please visit me online at robinmaxwell.com. To win one of FIVE SIGNED COPIES of Signora da Vinci, email me at robin@robinmaxwell.com. Happy reading, Robin Maxwell |