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100 1  Palombo, Alyssa,|eauthor. 
245 14 The Borgia confessions /|cAlyssa Palombo. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bSt. Martin's Griffin,|c2020. 
300    419 pages ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
520    "Under Palombo's skillful hand, the entangled world of the
       Borgias comes vividly to life, exposing the dark facets of
       class structure and the all-consuming greed that comes 
       with ambition--and love." - Heather Webb, internationally 
       bestselling author of Last Christmas in Paris and Meet Me 
       in Monaco. During the sweltering Roman summer of 1492, 
       Rodrigo Borgia has risen to power as pope. Rodrigo's 
       eldest son Cesare, forced to follow his father into the 
       church and newly made the Archbishop of Valencia, chafes 
       at his ecclesiastical role and fumes with jealousy and 
       resentment at the way that his foolish brother has been 
       chosen for the military greatness he desired. Maddalena 
       Moretti comes from the countryside, where she has seen how
       the whims of powerful men wreak havoc on the lives of 
       ordinary people. But now, employed as a servant in the 
       Vatican Palace, she cannot help but be entranced by Cesare
       Borgia's handsome face and manner and finds her faith and 
       conviction crumbling in her want of him. As war rages and 
       shifting alliances challenge the pope's authority, 
       Maddalena and Cesare's lives grow inexplicably entwined. 
       Maddalena becomes a keeper of dangerous Borgia secrets, 
       and must decide if she is willing to be a pawn in the 
       power games of the man she loves. And as jealousy and 
       betrayal threaten to tear apart the Borgia family from 
       within, Cesare is forced to reckon with his seemingly 
       limitless ambition. Alyssa Palombo's captivating new novel,
       The Borgia Confessions, is a story of passion, politics, 
       and class, set against the rise and fall of one of Italy's
       most infamous families--the Borgias. 
600 30 Borgia family|vFiction. 
650  0 Renaissance|vFiction. 
651  0 Italy|xHistory|y1492-1559|vFiction. 
655  7 Historical fiction.|2lcgft