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Secrecy

by Rupert Thomson
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Intrigue and politics in Renaissance Florence.

Secrecy offers a captivating tale of the dark side of the Renaissance, weaving together forbidden love, political scheming, and artistic perfection. Readers seeking historical fiction with a twist will be engrossed by Thomson's masterful storytelling, vivid descriptions, and surprising revelations. The book offers a fascinating glimpse into the decadent and dangerous world of the Medici court, and the lengths people will go to protect their secrets and desires.

  • Bad Sex in Fiction Award Nominee (2013)
  • Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize (2013)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9781847084828
Authors: Rupert Thomson
Publisher: Granta Books
Date of Publication: 2014-01-02
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery/Crime/Thriller
Related Topics: Mystery, Thriller
Goodreads rating: 3.29
(rated by 1053 readers)

Description

Zummo - a 17th-century prodigy and creator of figures so realistic they look as though they might draw breath - has spent his life fleeing his past. Summoned to the Medici court by the Grand Duke, a man of holy devotions and hidden longings, Zummo finds himself in a city riddled with hypocrisy and contradictions, where adulterers are publicly flogged, while within the palace walls members of the court indulge their nefarious pleasures. Commissioned by the Grand Duke to sculpt a life-size Venus from wax, Zummo scours the streets for inspiration. But 1690s Florence is a place of unforseen dangers and secrets still more devastating than his own, and when a young woman's body is found on the banks of the Arno, Zummo suspects that the source of vice has its bed in the Medici court. As he proceeds with his creation, he begins to wonder whether this perfect woman will be his salvation or his downfall. Set in a Florence blighted by corruption and austerity, Secrecy is a tour de force of whispered pleasures and startling revelations. It is a scintillating, breathtaking read from a novelist at the height of his powers.
 

Intrigue and politics in Renaissance Florence.

Secrecy offers a captivating tale of the dark side of the Renaissance, weaving together forbidden love, political scheming, and artistic perfection. Readers seeking historical fiction with a twist will be engrossed by Thomson's masterful storytelling, vivid descriptions, and surprising revelations. The book offers a fascinating glimpse into the decadent and dangerous world of the Medici court, and the lengths people will go to protect their secrets and desires.

  • Bad Sex in Fiction Award Nominee (2013)
  • Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize (2013)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.