The Marriage Portrait
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The Marriage Portrait

by Maggie O'Farrell

2022•Historical•352 pages

Taste attributes: historicaldramathrillerfresh & originalheavylinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceempowerment/personal growthrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeIntimate and fresh: a moving historical novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.5 / 5

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About This Book

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From the author of the breakout bestseller Hamnet—winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Women’s Prize—an electrifying new novel set in Renaissance Italy, and centering on the captivating young duchess Lucrezia de Medici.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HistoricalDramaThrillerInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceEmpowerment/personal growthRescue/escape/jeopardy

Subjects

European fictionHistoryMarriageYoung womenDuchies

Details

Author
Maggie O'Farrell
Published
2022
Pages
352
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