{"product_id":"princess-of-mantua","title":"Princess of Mantua","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003ePrincess of Mantua\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMarie Ferranti\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781843917021\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eHesperus Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2005\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eWho is the real woman who looks out at us from Mantegna's masterful painting, \u003ci\u003eThe Gonzaga Family\u003c\/i\u003e? In this prize-winning international bestseller, Marie Ferranti takes us through the backdoor of everyday 15th-century life into a world populated by some of the greatest figures and artists of the age. It is 1433, and the 10-year-old Barbara von Brandenburg leaves her native Germany to marry the Prince of Mantua, Ludovico Gonzaga. When her husband leaves for war immediately after, she finds herself at the center of one of the most refined courts in Europe, and when, seven years later, Ludovico returns victorious from his campaigns, she has to live with him through the most difficult trials--illnesses, mourning, and the curse of heredity: all Gonzaga women are born hunchbacked. Based on a series of letters between Barbara and her cousin Maria, \u003ci\u003eThe Princess of Mantua\u003c\/i\u003e is an example of docu-fiction at its most exquisite. French novelist Marie Ferranti's most recent work is \u003ci\u003eThe Night Hunt.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Hesperus Press","offers":[{"title":"Princess of Mantua | Marie Ferranti | Hardcover | 9781843917021 | Used: Like New | Fiction 1646199","offer_id":48313018515608,"sku":"1646199","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/41h6SOaOi0L.jpg?v=1773159670","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/princess-of-mantua","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}