I saw a novel in Waterstones about a month ago which looked really good but I've forgotten what it was called and who wrote it.
It was set in Renaissance Italy and was narrated by Machiavelli, Da Vinci and (I think) someone from the Borgia family.
I know it's a long shot due to lack of detail but has anyone heard of this book? Any ideas or clues much appreciated.
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- MLE (Emily Cotton)
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perhaps you saw Paul Strathern's the Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior? If isn't a novel, but a triple biography. It caught my eye too, so I put it on my wish list.
- MLE (Emily Cotton)
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- Posts: 3566
- Joined: August 2008
- Interest in HF: started in childhood with the classics, which, IMHO are HF even if they were contemporary when written.
- Favourite HF book: Prince of Foxes, by Samuel Shellabarger
- Preferred HF: Currently prefer 1600 and earlier, but I'll read anything that keeps me turning the page.
- Location: California Bay Area
Just checked for novels and it's likely the Ground is Burning by Samuel Black. Not available on this side of the pond, as you can see from the Amazon link.