Amazon UK, Amazon UK - Books, Electronics, Music, DVD and More, Oxendales, UK, Kays, Halfords Chapters, Canada . Buy Now Pay Later With Interest Free Credit | Dabs The Secret Book of Grazia dei Rossi Author: Jacqueline Park Trade Paperback Usually ships in 24 hours Delivery is subject to warehouse availability. Shipping delays may occur if we receive more orders than stock. Our Price: $21.00 Our Sale Price: $16.80 Savings: $4.20 (20%) Ordering is 100% secure . Spend $39 or more at chapters.indigo.ca and your order ships free!. ( Details ) Dimensions: 576 Pages, 5.25 x 8 in | ISBN: 0684848406 Published: September 1998 | Published by Scribner Our customers who bought this item also bought: The Red Tent (1998) Book ~ Anita Diamant Girl With A Pearl Earring A Novel (2001) Book ~ Tracy Chevalier Paris to the Moon (2001) Book ~ Adam Gopnik chapters.indigo Review Private secretary to heiress, celebrity and royal mistress Isabella D'Este, Grazia dei Rossi has her own set of problems. Torn between the allure of the Christian world and her Jewish family, roots and obligations, she records her conflict in a book - a written legacy for her son. Recreating Renaissance Italian life in vivid detail, Jacqueline Park tells a sweeping tale of intrigue and romance in The Secret Book of Grazia dei Rossi . From the Publisher The Secret Book of Grazia dei Rossi is a sweeping tale of intrigue and romance set in a time rife with court politics, papal chicanery, religious intolerance, and inviolable social rules. Grazia, private secretary to the world-renowned Isabella d'Este, is the daughter of an eminent Jewish banker, the wife of the pope's Jewish physician, and the lover of a Christian prince. In a "secret book," written as a legacy for her son, she records her struggles to choose between the seductions of the Christian world and a return to the family, traditions, and duties of her Jewish roots. As she re-creates Renaissance Italy in captivating detail, Jacqueline Park gives us a timeless portrait of a brave and brilliant woman trapped in an unforgiving, inflexible society. Reader Reviews Average Reader Review: Number of Reviews: 2 1. The Secret Book of Grazia dei Rossi Reviewer: Kerri-Anne from Alberta Date: 8/20/1999 3:23:59 PM Set in Italian Renaissance, this historical novel embodies the timeless themes of motherhood and unrequited love. Grazia dei Rossi is an enchanting Jewess trying to protect her son from the warring fractions in Italy. In addition, she must struggle with her love for the nobleman she can't have, and her duty as the wife of a Jew. Park's descriptive passages are beautiful and flawless, never failing to transport the reader into the heart of history. 2. This Secret Book shouldn't be kept a secret Reviewer: Michelle Wong from Toronto, Ontario Date: 7/10/1999 8:48:57 PM Grazia Dei Rossi is a Jewess living in Renaissance Italy. Despite the practice of the day, Grazia is educated in the family business of money lending which provides the catalyst for her fascinating life. During her life Grazia must travel accross Italy in order to flea the increasing prejudice against the jewish community. Along the way she encounters the infamous Borgia family, falls in love with a handsome Christian and saves her family's lives and livelihoods. A phenomenal read with impressive attention to historical detail. Info Desk iREWARDS Program About Our Company Affiliate Opportunities Careers Contact Us Corporate Sales Gift Certificates Privacy Policy Shipping Rates Store Locations Wish List chapters.indigo.ca: books Shopping Bag | Account Centre | Wish List | Help iREWARDS Program | Corporate Sales | Store Locations All Products Books DVD Video Gifts Books Advanced Search Search Tips About this Book chapters.indigo Review From the Publisher Reader Reviews Fiction Action Suspense Anthologies Classics Erotica Fairy Tales and Folklore Family Sagas Gay Ghost Graphic Novels Historical Horror Humorous Legal Lesbian Literary Medical Movie and Television Tie-Ins Religious Short Stories War Westerns Browse Home Page View all Categories . Head Office | Privacy Policy | Free Delivery | Chapters Coupons