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The Secret Book of Grazia dei Rossi

by Jacqueline Park · 1997

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Grazia dei Rossi, private secretary to the world-renowned Isabella d'Este, is the daughter of an eminent Jewish banker, the wife of the pope's Jewish physician, and the lover of a Christian prince. In a "secret book," written as a legacy for her son, she records her struggles to choose between the seductions of the Christian world and a return to the family, traditions, and duties to her Jewish roots. As she re-creates Renaissance Italy in captivating detail, Jacqueline Park gives us a timeless portrait of a brave and brilliant woman trapped in an unforgiving, inflexible society.

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A sweeping saga of intrigue and romance set during the Italian Renaissance, The Secret Book of Grazia dei Rossiis an unforgettable tale, told through the eyes of Grazia dei Rossi, a young Jewish woman torn between duty and forbidden romance and who wins our hearts with her recorded secrets of love.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thiswomen’s fictionwomen’s fictionMore like thisLess of this
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JewishJewishMore like thisLess of thisreligionreligionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
RenaissanceRenaissanceMore like thisLess of thisItalyItalyMore like thisLess of thisEuropeEuropeMore like thisLess of thisCanadaCanadaMore like thisLess of this
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Audience
adult
Length
epic · 752 pages

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