Seventeen years. That's how long my book club has been together. Funny thing is though-- we still DON'T have an official name. We've tried a few out BUT THEY DIDN'T STICK. So we are just THE BOOKCLUB. It seems like yesterday when we had our first meeting. I still remember the book and the place. WOW. Time sure flies when you're having fun. Over the last seventeen years, we've read at least 170 books. That's a lot of books. But it's not just books we've shared. We've shared so much more. Good times and bad--AND we've stuck together and supported each other through it all. We might not always see eye to eye on things BUT that's okay. I count myself lucky to be in the company of such exceptional women. Thanks for everything and remember--WHAT HAPPENS IN BOOK CLUB--STAYS IN BOOK CLUB. Ha. Onto the book review. If you enjoyed
Hamnet then you will love Maggie O'Farrell's new book
The Marriage Portrait. This is historical fiction at it best. O'Farrell takes some basic historical facts and weaves an unforgettable story about Renaissance Italy. It is 1550, and Lucrezia De' Medici finds herself promised to the Duke of Ferrara after her sister dies suddenly on the eve on the wedding. This is a marriage to secure an alliance between Florence and Ferrara and Lucrezia is the pawn. At the tender age of 16, Lucrezia becomes the Duchess of Ferrara and is cast into a court of betrayal and cruelty at the hands of her new husband, Alfonso D' Este. The novel is about the aristocracy, power and their dire need to produce an heir at any cost. Find out what happens to Lucrezia, Alfonso and the other exciting characters in this gripping tale that is hard to put down or forget. It's about 350 pages or a 4 mile run that you will thoroughly enjoy.
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