The Scarlet Contessa: A Novel of the Italian Renaissance

by Jeanne Kalogridis

Book Overview

What Philippa Gregory has done for Tudor England, Jeanne Kalogridis does for Renaissance Italy. Her latest irresistible historical novel is about a countess whose passion and willfulness knew no bounds--Caterina Sforza.

Daughter of the Duke of Milan and wife of the conniving Count Girolamo Riario, Caterina Sforza was the bravest warrior Renaissance Italy ever knew. She ruled her own lands, fought her own battles, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312576242
• ISBN13: 9780312576240
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.6" x 8.3"