Tag: Renaissance Era Fiction

Romeo and Juliet Upended, Fair Rosaline: A Novel, by Natasha Solomons

From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress:   I am rather fond of Shakespeare and his iconic heroes and heroines. Romeo and Juliet is one of his famous tragedies—or is it a love story? It’s debatable. It certainly contains one of the most renowned romances in literature whose love ends in a tragedy, so there... Continue Reading →

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The Marriage Portrait: A Novel, by Maggie O’Farrell — A Review

From the desk of Theresa Smith:  “You,” Elisabetta breathes, maliciously, almost delightedly. “You will be blamed. So be careful, Lucrezia. Be very, very careful.” In The Marriage Portrait, O’Farrell gives us a fictional retelling of the short life and marriage of Lucrezia de’ Medici (1545-1561), third daughter of Cosimo l de’ Medici, Grand Duke of... Continue Reading →

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