The Deadly Sisterhood: A Story of Women, Power, and Intrigue in the Italian Renaissance, 1427-1527

By Leonie Frieda

Book Overview

From Leonie Frieda, critically acclaimed biographer of Catherine de Medici, comes The Deadly Sisterhood: an epic tale of eight women whose lives--marked by fortune and poverty, power and powerlessness--encompass the spectacle, opportunity, and depravity of Italy's Renaissance.

Lucrezia Turnabuoni, Clarice Orsini, Beatrice d'Este, Isabella d'Este, Caterina Sforza, Giulia Farnese, Isabella d'Aragona, and Lucrezia Borgia shared the riches of their birthright: wealth, political influence, and friendship, but none were not exempt from personal tragedies, exile, and poverty.

With riveting narrative, Leonie Frieda's The Deadly Sisterhood: A Story of Women, Power, and Intrigue in the Italian Renaissance, 1427-1527 brings to life a long-gone era filled with intrigue, corruption, and passion.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061563080
• ISBN13: 9780061563089
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.4" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

One view, but an important one.

Leonie Frieda is no stranger to the era. In this book, she zeros in on "A Story of Women, Power, and Intrigue in the Italian Renaissance 1427-1527." There are maps and timelines, but applying to the information distracts from the continuity. Because the author does not keep a single train of thought, skipping back and forth through timelines and places, I would suggest reading "The Italian Renaissance" by J. H. Plumb first. The chapter titles are unique, and it is good enough for Harper's Collins to publish.