Signora Da Vinci
by:
Robin Maxwell (author)
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781440661006 (1440661006)
Publish date: January 6th 2009
Publisher: New American Library
Pages no: 448
Edition language: English
Good book but it dragged on little too much. I don't know that much about Italy's history so can't really tell what's true and what's not.
Although I enjoyed the overall storyline and plot of this book, told by Leonardo da Vinci's mother, I found her life as a man a major distraction. I think had the author picked another POV and/or mechanism by which to tell the story, I would have liked it more.
Maxwell's fanciful tale begins as Caterina, daughter of the local apothecary (and secret alchemist), is seduced by well born, up and coming notary Piero da Vinci. Piero promises marriage, but backs down when his family forbids it, although they do remove Caterina's son Leonardo to raise in their hou...
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