Can’t Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to spotlight and talk about the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine.
This week I can’t wait for
The Most Beautiful Woman in Florence: A Story of Botticelli by Alyssa Palombo
Published by St. Martin's Griffin
Publication Date April 25th 2017
Goodreads
A girl as beautiful as Simonetta Cattaneo never wants for marriage proposals in 15th Century Italy, but she jumps at the chance to marry Marco Vespucci. Marco is young, handsome and well-educated. Not to mention he is one of the powerful Medici family’s favored circle.
Even before her marriage with Marco is set, Simonetta is swept up into Lorenzo and Giuliano de’ Medici’s glittering circle of politicians, poets, artists, and philosophers. The men of Florence―most notably the rakish Giuliano de’ Medici―become enthralled with her beauty. That she is educated and an ardent reader of poetry makes her more desirable and fashionable still. But it is her acquaintance with a young painter, Sandro Botticelli, which strikes her heart most. Botticelli immediately invites Simonetta, newly proclaimed the most beautiful woman in Florence, to pose for him. As Simonetta learns to navigate her marriage, her place in Florentine society, and the politics of beauty and desire, she and Botticelli develop a passionate intimacy, one that leads to her immortalization in his masterpiece, The Birth of Venus.
Why I’m Waiting
I have always been drawn to historical fiction that centers around famous persons and if it includes a romance that is only a bonus. With a story featuring Sandro Botticelli and an inevitable love story, The Most Beautiful Woman in Florence seems to fit the bill.
This sounds like it will be a beautiful story. I like reading historicals mixed with my other books. I hope you enjoy this one!
This sounds really good ~ Hope you enjoy it!
Renee ~ My CWW
This cover is beautiful! I love the tones and “soft” look of the book. Not a book I’ve heard of, but I do love discover new books. 🙂 Thanks so much for visiting Finding Wonderland.