The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell

This book is a premium first copy, similar to the original but not the original.

Set in Renaissance Italy, this historical novel imagines the life of Lucrezia de’ Medici, a young duchess forced into marriage with the Duke of Ferrara. As she struggles to find her place in a world where women are treated as political pawns, she realizes that her husband may be plotting her demise. Told in rich, lyrical prose, the novel explores themes of power, female agency, and the limits of artistic expression.