El retrato de casada
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- Author：Maggie O'Farrell
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Summary
Florencia， mediados del siglo XVI。 Lucrezia， tercera hija del gran duque Cosimo de’ Medici， es una niña callada y perspicaz， con un singular talento para el dibujo， que disfruta de su discreto y tranquilo lugar en el palazzo。 Pero cuando muere su hermana Maria， justo antes de casarse con Alfonso d’Este， primogénito del duque de Ferrara， Lucrezia se convierte inesperadamente en el centro de atención: el duque se apresura a pedir su mano， y su padre a aceptarla。 Poco después， con solo quince años， se traslada a la corte de Ferrara， donde es recibida con recelo。 Su marido， doce años mayor， es un enigma: ¿es en realidad el hombre sensible y comprensivo que le pareció al principio o un déspota implacable al que todos temen？ Lo único que está claro es lo que se espera de ella: que proporcione cuanto antes un heredero que asegure la continuidad del título。
Con la misma belleza y emoción con las que nos cautivó en Hamnet， Maggie O’Farrell vuelve a demostrar su inigualable talento para adentrarse en los recovecos del pasado en El retrato de casada， una novela que reinterpreta desde la ficción un capítulo de la Italia renacentista y narra la lucha contra el destino de una joven asombrosa。
Con la misma belleza y emoción con las que nos cautivó en Hamnet， Maggie O’Farrell vuelve a demostrar su inigualable talento para adentrarse en los recovecos del pasado en El retrato de casada， una novela que reinterpreta desde la ficción un capítulo de la Italia renacentista y narra la lucha contra el destino de una joven asombrosa。
Reviews
Kate
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Another fantastic historical fiction from O'Farrell。 I was transported to Renaissance Italy， all the grandeur and intrigue。 This is a fantastic book loosely based on real people and the lives they lived and the mystery surrounding the death of Lucrezia de'Medici。 I really enjoyed this book and definitely recommend it if you enjoy historical fiction。 It has made me want to go back to Italy so badly！ Another fantastic historical fiction from O'Farrell。 I was transported to Renaissance Italy， all the grandeur and intrigue。 This is a fantastic book loosely based on real people and the lives they lived and the mystery surrounding the death of Lucrezia de'Medici。 I really enjoyed this book and definitely recommend it if you enjoy historical fiction。 It has made me want to go back to Italy so badly！ 。。。more
Rebecca
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I was expecting it to be better。It dragged and I did not really understand what was happening。Meh。
Carol
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Very interesting story on a part of history I knew nothing of。 Would definitely recommend it to anyone that loves historical fiction。
Lizzy
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I understand why others like it but I felt like a whole lot of nothing happened and almost didn't care enough to finish I understand why others like it but I felt like a whole lot of nothing happened and almost didn't care enough to finish 。。。more
Jessica
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The perfect book， if ever there was one！ A book so enjoyable I put off finishing it。 Beautiful writing， intriguing plot， immaculate ending。 Magnificent。
Sandra Cabanes
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Simplemente ha sido maravilloso。 El libro es una ficción histórica acerca de Lucrezia di Cosimo de' Medici desde temprana edad hasta， como ya indica el título， acontecimientos de su matrimonio con Alfonso II d'Este， duque de Ferrara。 Es impresionane la narración de la escritora ante unos hechos， y una vida， de la que tan pocos detalles se tienen。 Se siente vivo， presente y muy real。 Simplemente ha sido maravilloso。 El libro es una ficción histórica acerca de Lucrezia di Cosimo de' Medici desde temprana edad hasta， como ya indica el título， acontecimientos de su matrimonio con Alfonso II d'Este， duque de Ferrara。 Es impresionane la narración de la escritora ante unos hechos， y una vida， de la que tan pocos detalles se tienen。 Se siente vivo， presente y muy real。 。。。more
A。 Bender
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Very well written and imaginative story， but got a little to rapey and violent。 Not sure that violence towards women is such a good plot line。 That made me wonder why it is in Reese's bookclub。 I'll have to look into that。 Very well written and imaginative story， but got a little to rapey and violent。 Not sure that violence towards women is such a good plot line。 That made me wonder why it is in Reese's bookclub。 I'll have to look into that。 。。。more
Heidi
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 The descriptions were sumptuous and the characters impelling。
Harjeet
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Another good book by Maggie O‘Farrell。 It took a while for the book to become more enticing but when it did， it was excellent。 Life in the 16th century was not easy for women but this book highlights the brutality women of privilege faced。 Her strong character， cleverness and courage helped her survive what could have been a tragic end！！ Hail the brave， courageous women that are often forgotten。 More books like this please。
Jacqui
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Really 3。5。 While it was well-written and very well researched， I found the pacing a little slow。 The beginning was captivating and the final 30% more intense， but in between I found myself less interested。
Meagan
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I really wanted to like this but it was just too overwritten。
Briana Cho
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I was determined to finish and find out the ending！ It’s a great historical fiction read， the author is an incredible story teller， but there was something lacking to me that I can’t quite pinpoint without spoiling the book for others。 I liked this one！
Jenny Nash
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Not quite as good as Hamnet but worth the read nonetheless。
Michelle
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Popsugar 2023 #30 A book on a celebrity book-club list
Lefki
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A just 4 stars for me。 HF is just that。。。 historical accuracy combined with fictionalized elements。 Couldn't be truer in this book。 The artist Il Bastianino， who was supposed to have painted the marriage portrait。。painted much in Ferrara but I could find no reference to a portrait of Lurezia anywhere by him。The Duke Alfonso 11。。。was an odious character and Lurezia part woman part child。。。leaping from childish ways to profound wisdom， of course she was only 16 when she died。。。this is not a spoile A just 4 stars for me。 HF is just that。。。 historical accuracy combined with fictionalized elements。 Couldn't be truer in this book。 The artist Il Bastianino， who was supposed to have painted the marriage portrait。。painted much in Ferrara but I could find no reference to a portrait of Lurezia anywhere by him。The Duke Alfonso 11。。。was an odious character and Lurezia part woman part child。。。leaping from childish ways to profound wisdom， of course she was only 16 when she died。。。this is not a spoiler！！To many flowery expressions and euphemisms bored me a little and the ending was far fetched but likeable and sad IMHO。All in all。。。。an interesting read and recomendable。 I would definitely read the author's afterword。 。。。more
Ellen
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A pretty solid historical fiction book
Lauren Griffith
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Absolutely incredible。 I love Maggie O’Ferrell’s writing。
Courtney
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Lucrezia de Medici or Lucré as she is called by her mother Eleanora， La fecundissima is the third daughter and awkwardly spaced middle child of the grand duch of Tuscany。 She is willful and independent much to her mothers dismay。 When her older sister Maria suddenly passes from a fever， Lucrezia is married to her fiancé in her stead， Alfonso II duch of Ferrara although she has barely just gone through puberty。 At fifteen she is sent to Ferrara as a duchess with one maid， little knowledge of the Lucrezia de Medici or Lucré as she is called by her mother Eleanora， La fecundissima is the third daughter and awkwardly spaced middle child of the grand duch of Tuscany。 She is willful and independent much to her mothers dismay。 When her older sister Maria suddenly passes from a fever， Lucrezia is married to her fiancé in her stead， Alfonso II duch of Ferrara although she has barely just gone through puberty。 At fifteen she is sent to Ferrara as a duchess with one maid， little knowledge of the language， and overall completely unprepared。 The good natured Lucrezia must quickly learn how to be a wife， duchess， and member of the ferrarese court very quickly。 This book was absolutely spectacular。 All around excellent。 Very well written like poetry just so so beautiful。 Lucrezia’s story was so interesting and she was so endearing。 I absolutely loved it and am going to impulse by everything else by this author。 。。。more
Laura
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Not sure what happened here。This is my first Maggie O'Farrell so maybe there was a huge deal of expectation。 I found the book dull and plodding。 Since we were told upfront what history has to say about Lucretzia， I spent the first two thirds of the book waiting for the other shoe to drop and so all the text felt like filler。 Once the clues started showing up I could spot the ending a mile off which made it very procedural。I am also hating waif-like heroines at the moment。 These women may be disa Not sure what happened here。This is my first Maggie O'Farrell so maybe there was a huge deal of expectation。 I found the book dull and plodding。 Since we were told upfront what history has to say about Lucretzia， I spent the first two thirds of the book waiting for the other shoe to drop and so all the text felt like filler。 Once the clues started showing up I could spot the ending a mile off which made it very procedural。I am also hating waif-like heroines at the moment。 These women may be disadvantaged by their gender but why the pre-raphaelite shtick？ Lucretzia is a young women desperate for knowledge and bursting with creativity yet she is wasting away before she even leaves Florence。Also， why no tears shed for Emilie who was being so blatantly set-up by the author as a sacrifice？ Why was her life less important than Lucretzia's。 I understand that many of the themes were about the lack of control that women had over their own bodies （and not only women） and how their only value was as walking wombs but this somehow felt very wrong。Any writing that wasn't plot was very engaging。 Scene setting and world building was fabulous。 If this book hadn't been on the Women's Prize long-list I would not have bothered finishing it。 。。。more
Jerrica Cassiday
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I loved this original story！
Lala Myers
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Very good， but something was missing to make me want to connect deeply to Lucrezia's character。 Very good， but something was missing to make me want to connect deeply to Lucrezia's character。 。。。more
Louisa
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If you are on the fence about reading this as I was， just read it！ I loved this beautifully written book。 O’Farrell weaves together a fascinating tale of royal intrigue in the 1500s and brings it alive for today’s readers。
María Fernández
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PUFFFFFFFFF。 Es una OBRA MAESTRA。 Qué conocimiento del arte renacentista。 Qué habilidad para PINTAR escenas。 Qué final。 Qué capacidad de expandir el lenguaje。 Qué sensibilidad para crear personajes femeninos y la relación entre ellos。 Maggie O'Farrel， genia。 Para la traductora， otro premio。 PUFFFFFFFFF。 Es una OBRA MAESTRA。 Qué conocimiento del arte renacentista。 Qué habilidad para PINTAR escenas。 Qué final。 Qué capacidad de expandir el lenguaje。 Qué sensibilidad para crear personajes femeninos y la relación entre ellos。 Maggie O'Farrel， genia。 Para la traductora， otro premio。 。。。more
Gail B。 Mitchell
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A great story and a twist for an ending should have made this a 4-5 star read。 However， the lengthy， page-long， excessively detailed descriptions （of how well one slept or the color of。。。well anything） bogged this book down。 I found myself skimming over these long paragraphs during the second half of the book。 I am glad I saw it through because the ending was worth it。
Tracie
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O'Farrell is such a great writer。 This was a fascinating piece of historical fiction。 I loved the main character， Lucrezia， and her fiery spirit。 The ending was uplifting and this was a really good read。 O'Farrell is such a great writer。 This was a fascinating piece of historical fiction。 I loved the main character， Lucrezia， and her fiery spirit。 The ending was uplifting and this was a really good read。 。。。more
Sarah
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Author Maggie O’Farrell knows A LOT of words， and clearly tried hard to fit all of them into the story。 Unfortunately， it didn’t work out for me- Lucrezia is an uninteresting character with a meandering voice， completely buried in an overdescribed narrative and smothered by adjectives。
Sue
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Different for me。 Out of my box genre。 I love the sneakiness of Lucrezia。 Strong minded woman！ A fighter。
Courtney Stiles
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Didnt finish。 Couldn't get into it Didnt finish。 Couldn't get into it 。。。more
Aurelia
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I really enjoyed this book， in particular the writing style。 It was almost stream-of-consciousness at times， or like the prose was instead a description of a painting。 It fit the narrative like a glove。 A really beautiful and melancholy read。
Anna
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Maggie O'Farrell doing what she does best。 Maggie O'Farrell doing what she does best。 。。。more
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I don't have personal opinions， but I can provide information about the book 'El retrato de casada'。 'El retrato de casada' is a novel written by the Spanish author Carmen Laforet， published in 1958。 The novel tells the story of a young woman named Maria， who struggles to find her identity and place in society while dealing with various relationships and family problems。 The book was well-received by critics and is widely regarded as an important work of Spanish literature。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I am not capable of personal preferences as I do not have emotions。 However， I can provide some information about the book 'El retrato de casada'。 El retrato de casada is a novel by the Mexican writer Machado de Assis。 The story revolves around the protagonist， Sofia， who is unhappily married to a wealthy man twice her age。 She finds solace in the company of a young poet， whom she falls in love with。 The novel explores themes such as love， marriage， infidelity， and societal expectations。 Machado de Assis is considered one of the greatest writers in Brazilian literature and his works have been translated into several languages。 'El retrato de casada' has been well received by critics for its realistic portrayal of social norms and human desires。
tpg2
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As an AI language model， I don't have personal opinions， but I can tell you that "El retrato de casada" is a novel written by Spanish author Carmen Posadas。 It follows the story of a woman who discovers a mysterious painting of a married couple in her new home and delves into the secrets and scandals of the past。 The book explores themes of marriage， romance， and deceit， and has been praised for its engaging plot and well-developed characters。
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