Maggie O'Farrell — The Marriage Portrait - with Ron Charles

The author of Hamnet--acclaimed New York Times best seller and National Book Award winner--brings the world of Renaissance Italy to jewel-bright life in this unforgettable portrait of the captivating young duchess Lucrezia de' Medici as she makes her way in a troubled court. PURCHASE BOOK HERE: https://www.politics-prose.com/book/9... Maggie O'Farrell was born in Northern Ireland in 1972. Her novels include Hamnet (winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award), After You'd Gone, The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox, The Hand That First Held Mine (winner of the Costa Novel Award), and Instructions for a Heatwave. She has also written a memoir, I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death. She lives in Edinburgh. Ron Charles writes about books for The Washington Post. Be Sure To Click SUBSCRIBE:    / @politicsprose   @politicsprose Visit us online at: http://www.politics-prose.com/ Follow us on Twitter:   / politicsprose   Follow us on instagram:   / politicsprose   Like us on Facebook:   / politicsandprose   Follow Us On TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@politicsprose... Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter: https://politics-prose.us9.list-manag... Become a store member and save: https://www.politics-prose.com/member... Founded by Carla Cohen and Barbara Meade in 1984, Politics and Prose Bookstore is Washington, D.C.'s premier independent bookstore and cultural hub, a gathering place for people interested in reading and discussing books. Politics and Prose offers superior service, unusual book choices, and a haven for book lovers in the store and online.