{"product_id":"the-marriage-portrait","title":"The Marriage Portrait","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarriage was her destiny. Now she must survive it.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinter, 1561. Lucrezia, Duchess of Ferrara, is taken on an unexpected visit to a country villa by her husband, Alfonso. As they sit down to dinner it occurs to Lucrezia that Alfonso has a sinister purpose in bringing her here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe intends to kill her. Lucrezia is sixteen years old, and has led a sheltered life locked away inside Florence's grandest palazzo. Here, in this remote villa, she is entirely at the mercy of her increasingly erratic husband.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat is Lucrezia to do with this sudden knowledge? What chance does she have against Alfonso, ruler of a province, and a trained soldier? How can she ensure her survival. \u003cem\u003eThe Marriage Portrait\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable reimagining of the life of a young woman whose proximity to power places her in mortal danger.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe breathtaking new novel from the No.1 bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eHamnet\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020. \u003cem\u003eThe Marriage Portrait\u003c\/em\u003e is a dazzling evocation of the Italian Renaissance in all its beauty and brutality.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maggie O'Farrell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43287198204161,"sku":"9781472223883","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/SIMPLEWEBSITEPRODUCTIMAGE-2023-07-06T152203.717.png?v=1688653329","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/the-marriage-portrait","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}