The Rose of Florence by Angela Sims
BACK OF THE BOOK
1478: Gianetta and Matteo have a happy life, working in service to the wealthy Rosini family. They are used to entertaining rich and powerful members of Florentine society in Palazzo Rosini, where Lorenzo and Giuliano de’ Medici and Botticelli are regular visitors. Even when the Medici brothers narrowly escape the Palazzo with their lives (an accident, surely?), Gianetta and Matteo can’t imagine that the growing unrest in the streets of Florence would ever spoil their happiness.
When a bloody conspiracy erupts in the heart of Florence, in the city’s beloved Duomo, nobody is left unaffected by the aftermath. When the family hear that Matteo is among the conspirators, Gianetta knows that her life will never be the same
MY REVIEW
I enjoy stories based in historic times and this one joins my list of favourites. The time of the Medici’s is one that has always interested me especially with links to Leonardo Da Vinci.
The story is based around a Florence household before during and after the attempted murder or Lourenzo Medici and his family. The story gives us an account of those days but the main focuses are around the the love between Matteo and Gianetta but also gives an insight to the social classes as well.
A short read but with a lot of story and twists and turns
BUY LINK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rose-Florence-Angela-M-Sims-ebook/dp/B0BZJM6TB9/ref=sr_1_
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