The Marriage Portrait
Women's Prize for Fiction · 2022 · ShortlistWaterstones Book of the Year · 2022 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Prize for Fiction | 2022 | Shortlist |
| Waterstones Book of the Year | 2022 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Lucrezia de' Medici, third daughter of the Duke of Florence, is married at fifteen to Alfonso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara. On a journey to his country estate soon after their wedding, Lucrezia begins to fear that her husband intends to kill her. A sumptuous, gripping historical novel inspired by the subject of Browning's poem 'My Last Duchess.'
About the Author
Maggie O'Farrell was born in 1972 in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, and grew up in Wales and Scotland. She studied at Cambridge University and worked as a journalist and deputy literary editor at The Independent on Sunday before becoming a full-time novelist. She has published nine novels, gaining a reputation for psychologically astute narratives that blend historical and personal drama. Read more →
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