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Light on Lucrezia
Light on Lucrezia
Nov 29, 2025 3:51 AM

Author:Jean Plaidy

Light on Lucrezia

Jean Plaidy's captivating tale of the scandal-filled life of Lucrezia Borgia.

Light on Lucrezia is the compelling story of a beautiful woman caught up in a tortuous web of fear and love.

Born into Rome's notorious Borgia family, Lucrezia's life so far has been coloured by violence and betrayal. Now, married for the second time at just eighteen she hopes for happiness with her handsome husband Alfonso. But faced with brutal murder she's soon torn between her love for her husband and her devotion to her brother Cesare ...

Reviews

A tale told bravely, excitingly and with a wealth of pictorial detail

—— Scotsman

Plaidy uses her great power of storytelling to cast new light on a historical figure

—— Star

Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting

—— Observer

Superb storytelling and meticulous attention to authenticity of detail and depth of characterisation ... one of the country's most widely read novelists

—— Sunday Times

Plaidy excels at blending history with romance and drama

—— New York Times

Masterly... powerful

—— Independent

Stuffed with brilliant hilarity

—— Spectator

What elevates The Making of Henry..is the way it talks about love. That, and being funny

—— Guardian

This is brilliantly, biliously funny. It is also painfully, movingly sad...Expansive and compassionate... Sharp and hilarious, this latest novel shows Jacobson at his best

—— Observer

A story of modern love that will have readers laughing and sighing with recognition... A wry, insightful, thoroughly enjoyable tale about how men and women choose their demons and their lovers, and the sacrifices they're willing to make for both

—— Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Delightful... Her characters are, as always, wonderfully imperfect

—— New York Review of Books
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