Light on Lucrezia

Light on Lucrezia in not only the story of Lucrezia Borgia from her marriage with Alfonso of Besceglue to her death; it is also an endeavour to shine the light of truth and reason on one of the most maligned figures in history.It was inevitable the Lucrezia, born into a family whose conduct scandalized the Italy of even that licentious era, could not escape unscathed from slander. Beloved of her father, the notorious amorist Pope Alexander VI, and of her brother, Cesare Borgia, she returned their affection.With her handsome young husband, Lucrezia had hopes of a happy life; but these hopes soon foundered; and Lucrezia, faced with brutal murder, was torn between love for husband and brother. She was confronted with a bewildering problem: how could she live in the midst of her strange and demanding family and keep her honour and integrity? Yet how could she bear to live without them?This is a frank story of the brutal days of the Borgias, when the whole of Italy trembled at the sign of thr Grazing Bull, when every man feared to sup at the Borgia table, when the Pope and his son dreamed of a united Italy under their rule, and a bewildered young girl was caught up in a web of fear and love.Once again Miss Plaidy brings to life the colourful and fantastic figures of the age and tells a remarkable story. In addition she succeeds memorably in shedding new light on Lucrezia.