![]() ![]() ![]() Thanks to the Friends of the Cheshire Library, multiple copies of the e-book will be available. Leonardo’s Swans, a runaway bestseller in Italy, won the prestigious Premio Roma Prize for foreign fiction. Leonardos Swans Karen Essex Leonardos Swans Paperback Shop Now Summary Sisters. Meanwhile Da Vinci fights a battle of his own, to escape the incessant pressure of his noble patrons.īut in a treacherous political climate, immortality through art becomes a luxury, and the two sisters must choose between loyalty and survival. This months discussion is Leonardos Swans by Karen Essex. Locked in a fierce rivalry, the sisters fight for Ludovico’s affections and for the larger prize, to be immortalized by his court painter, Leonardo da Vinci. When Beatrice is betrothed to Ludovico, the Duke of Milan, Isabella finds herself drawn to her sister's husband, a man as dangerous as he is charismatic. Superior in looks and intellect to her sister, the spirited but naive Beatrice, Isabella believes she is destined to rule the courts of Italy.īut her triumph is short-lived. Worldly and ambitious, Isabella d’Este is a legendary beauty and when she weds the Marquis of Mantua, all her dreams seem to come true. In the bestselling tradition of Philippa Gregory, an irresistibly romantic tale of passion and rivalry set in Leonardo da Vinci's Italy. ![]()
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