The Marriage Portrait is a historical novel set in Renaissance Italy that reimagines the short life of Lucrezia de’ Medici, who was married at a young age to the Duke of Ferrara and widely rumoured to have been murdered by him a year later. The story is inspired by Robert Browning’s poem “My Last Duchess” and explores themes of power, survival, and female agency in a world dominated by men.
Winter, 1561. Lucrezia, Duchess of Ferrara, is taken on an unexpected visit to a country villa by her husband, Alfonso. As they sit down to dinner it occurs to Lucrezia that Alfonso has a sinister purpose in bringing her here. He intends to kill her.
Lucrezia is sixteen years old, and has led a sheltered life locked away inside Florence’s grandest palazzo. Here, in this remote villa, she is entirely at the mercy of her increasingly erratic husband.
What is Lucrezia to do with this sudden knowledge? What chance does she have against Alfonso, ruler of a province, and a trained soldier? How can she ensure her survival.
The Marriage Portrait is an unforgettable reimagining of the life of a young woman whose proximity to power places her in mortal danger.
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