POISON: A NOVEL OF THE RENAISSANCE
Book ID/图书代码： 06830010B37745
English Summary/英文概要： In the simmering hot summer of 1492, a monstrous evil is stirring within the Eternal City of Rome. The brutal murder of an alchemist sets off a desperate race to uncover the plot that threatens to extinguish the light of the Renaissance and plunge Europe back into medieval darkness.
Determined to avenge the killing of her father, Francesca Giordano defies all convention to claim for herself the position of poisoner serving Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia, head of the most notorious and dangerous family in Italy. She becomes the confidante of Lucrezia Borgia and the lover of Cesare Borgia. At the same time, she is drawn to the young renegade monk who yearns to save her life and her soul.
Navigating a web of treachery and deceit, Francesca pursues her father’s killer from the depths of Rome’s Jewish ghetto to the heights of the Vatican itself. In so doing, she sets the stage for the ultimate confrontation with ancient forces that will seek to use her darkest desires to achieve their own catastrophic ends.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 腥風血雨的中古時代，一位殺人不眨眼的女主角，手中握有帶領歐洲邁向文藝復興之路的化學新發現…
西元1492年, 炙夏, 一股惡勢力隨著熱空氣在羅馬流動。
一名化學家的新發現, 將帶領歐洲走出中古世紀, 邁向文藝復興, 但卻為他惹來殺身之禍。
為了替父親尋仇, 法蘭斯姬選擇為義大利最惡名昭彰的家族效命。 她用父親傳授給她的化學知識，幫助家族大老羅德里戈·波奇亞毒害他的敵人。
但尋求復仇機會的法蘭斯姬，此時卻情不自禁地愛上一位渴望拯救她靈魂與生命的年輕修士……。
在背叛與欺騙交織的網中，法蘭斯姬對弑父仇人展開了追逐。但她想要為父親報仇而不擇手段的決心, 卻遭別人利用, 法蘭斯姬的復仇是否將引爆前所未有的時代災難?
*羅德里戈·波奇亞, Rodrigo Borgia後來的教皇亞歷山大六世
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Reviews
"Poole weaves her story around the true events leading up to the death of Pope Innocent and the election of Cardinal Borgia, deftly mixing historical fact (Innocent really did drink blood in hopes of prolonging his life) and fiction (the characters of Francesca and her archenemy, the priest Morozzi). . . . Suggest this stunning debut to fans of Ariana Franklin’s Mistress of the Art of Death (2007), but, really, anyone looking for a mystery with plenty of history will find exactly what they want here.”---Booklist (starred review)
“With a unique heroine, a tumultuous historical era, intrigue, suspense, a vibrant backdrop and a nonstop plotline, Poole’s debut delivers a historical mystery to savor.”---Romantic Times (four stars)
“A historical thriller brimming with intrigue, action and enough double-crosses to stump even the most venal of Renaissance Popes . . . a fascinating page turner as delicious and deadly as the poisons brewed up by its heroine.”---Lauren Willig, bestselling author of The Secret History of the Pink Carnation
“Poison presents the most unique heroine I have ever seen in a mystery series, (a complex, angst-filled Renaissance Dexter). But above all, what kept me riveted was the fact the plot is as much a fast-paced thriller as a compelling mystery. (Although it is a historical, it seems amazingly modern if we substitute Wall Street financiers or national politicians for cardinals and popes.) A deliciously deadly series debut.”---Karen Harper, New York Times bestselling author of Mistress Shakespeare and The Queen’s Governess (forthcoming)
“Five hundred years before the Sopranos and their hitmen, there were the Borgias and their poisoners. From page one, Sara Poole’s stunning nail-biter of an historical novel propels us into the obscene splendor, squalor, violence and corruption that is Renaissance Rome and the Vatican. . . . As one tension-racked conflict climaxes and resolves, another rears its delicious head. But Poole’s greatest achievement is fashioning protagonists who are at once murderous and amoral while entirely sympathetic, even loveable. Her heroine Francesca may be the mistress of poisoning, but in my book, Sara Poole is the new queen of historical suspense.”---Robin Maxwell, author of the award-winning Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn
“Poison is an irresistible concoction of danger, mystery, and romance—a fast-paced thrill-ride through the darkest intrigues of Renaissance Rome. I could not put this book down!”---Jeanne Kalogridis, author of The Borgia Bride
“An impressive blend of story and history! I was hooked from the first stunning images of excess and decadence that defined the Rome of the Borgias. A complex and compelling heroine led me through the crooked streets of Rome into the bowels of a decaying St. Peter’s Basilica to watch the struggle for ultimate power play out in an unforgettable climax.”---Branda Rickman Vantrease, bestselling author of The Illuminator
“Poison delivers a fast-paced, gripping look at the wages of sin under the Borgias, as seen through the eyes of a troubled female poisoner. The seductive danger of Rome, lethal sanctity of the Vatican, and bitter taste for revenge all combine to produce an intoxicating brew that keeps us turning the pages, even as we glance fearfully at our fingertips for signs of residue.”---C.W. Gortner, author of The Last Queen
About the Author/作者介绍： 莎拉·普(Sara Poole) 目前居住於美國康州。這本書的靈感來自於在她後院具有劇毒的野生草木。
Format:TRADE PAPERBACK
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