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- The marriage portrait / by O'Farrell, Maggie,1972-author.;
Florence, the 1550s. Lucrezia, third daughter of the grand duke, is comfortable with her obscure place in the palazzo. But when her older sister dies on the eve of her wedding, Lucrezia is thrust unwittingly into the limelight: a duke is quick to request her hand in marriage. Having barely left girlhood behind, Lucrezia must now make her way in a troubled court whose customs are opaque and where her arrival is not universally welcomed. In the court's eyes, she has one duty: to provide the heir. Until then, for all of her rank and nobility, the new duchess' future hangs entirely in the balance.- Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio, 1533-1597; Medici, Lucrezia de', 1545-1561; Florence (Italy); Renaissance;
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- D-Day girls : the spies who armed the resistance, sabotaged the Nazis, and helped win World War II / by Rose, Sarah,1974-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The dramatic, inspiring story of the extraordinary women recruited by Britain's elite spy agency to sabotage the Nazis, shore up the Resistance, and pave the way for Allied victory in World War II."--Provided by publisher.- Subjects: Odette, 1912-1995.; Borrel, Andréé, 1919-1944.; Baissac, Lise de, 1905-2004.; World War, 1939-1945; Women spies; Women spies; Espionage, British; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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