MAGGIE O’FARRELL: THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT

Maggie O’Farrell is back with another historical retelling that has been generating plenty of press since its release this month.

This time the Hamnet author is tackling the story of Cosimo de’ Medici’s third daughter Lucrezia who, when her older sister dies on the eve of her wedding, finds herself pushed into a marriage with her sister’s intended and having to navigate the ruthless ways of court. The Marriage Portrait is out now. (Penguin Random House, s12.99)