Medici Curse
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Alessandra, the daughter of the powerful Lorenzo Medici, sits for her portrait - a wedding gift for the man her father is forcing her to marry. But Alessandra is determined not to go through with the wedding.
And the young painter Arnaldo also has a dangerous secret . . .
Hundreds of years later, Maria and her family are visiting relatives near Florence when her father buys an old painting. As he attempts to clean it he discovers another painting beneath: a portrait of a girl dressed in white. And the more he looks at it the more obsessed he becomes.
His behaviour becomes erratic. Maria's Uncle is rushed to hospital. There is a mystery intruder in the house. Can Maria uncover the ancient mystery of love, power and bitter feuds, and put an end to the catalogue of disasters?
Author: Matt Chamings
Format: Paperback, 240 pages, 126mm x 197mm
Published: 2007, Faber & Faber, United Kingdom
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Interest Age: From 12 to 14 years
Description
Alessandra, the daughter of the powerful Lorenzo Medici, sits for her portrait - a wedding gift for the man her father is forcing her to marry. But Alessandra is determined not to go through with the wedding.
And the young painter Arnaldo also has a dangerous secret . . .
Hundreds of years later, Maria and her family are visiting relatives near Florence when her father buys an old painting. As he attempts to clean it he discovers another painting beneath: a portrait of a girl dressed in white. And the more he looks at it the more obsessed he becomes.
His behaviour becomes erratic. Maria's Uncle is rushed to hospital. There is a mystery intruder in the house. Can Maria uncover the ancient mystery of love, power and bitter feuds, and put an end to the catalogue of disasters?
Medici Curse