{"product_id":"death-in-florence-9780099546443","title":"Death in Florence","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLorenzo de'' Medici:\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe embodiment of Florence''s most powerful family, a brutal man who ruled the city with an iron fist, whilst protecting it from the shifting mire of Italian politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFra Girolamo Savonarola\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cbr\u003eAn unprepossessing provincial monk whose sermons, filled with Old Testament fury, resonated with the disenfranchised population of the city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe battle between these two men would be a fight to the death, a series of sensational events - including a mighty foreign invasion, trial by fire, the ''Bonfire of the Vanities'', terrible executions and mysterious deaths - featuring a cast of the most important and charismatic Renaissance figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStrathern combines diligent archival research with an exemplary narrative verve and keeps the pages turning -- Ian Thomson * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eGrips the reader from the first page... it is an arresting and horrifying tale and Strathern tells it with immense skill and verve * New Statesman *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732285894999,"sku":"9780099546443","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/death-in-florence-9780099546443","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}