![]() ![]() Suddenly, to save her own life, Barbara has no choice but to risk the duke's terrifying displeasure and discover the truth of Lucrezia's death-or she will share her fate. Barbara asks questions-a dangerous mistake for a duchess of Ferrara. Yet wherever she turns she hears whispers of the first duchess's wayward life and mysterious death. At first determined to ignore the rumors about her new husband, Barbara embraces the pleasures of the Ferrarese court. ![]() But no one dares accuse him, and no one has proof-least of all his second duchess, the far less beautiful but delightfully clever Barbara of Austria. ![]() Half of Europe is certain he murdered his first wife, Lucrezia, the luminous child of the Medici. In a city-state known for magnificence, where love affairs and conspiracies play out amidst brilliant painters, poets and musicians, the powerful and ambitious Alfonso d'Este, duke of Ferrara, takes a new bride. The Second Duchess ebook By Elizabeth Loupas Read a Sample Format ebook ISBN 9780099576396 Author Elizabeth Loupas Publisher Random House Release 25 April 2013 Subjects Fiction Historical Fiction Find this title in Libby, the library reading app by OverDrive. A rich, compelling historical novel-and a mystery of royal intrigue. ![]()
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