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Set against the drama and danger of 15thcentury florence, i, mona lisa is an intricately drawn tale that rings through with the captivating voice of mona. I, mona lisa introduces us to the real mona lisa, who is the daughter of a wool merchant. She has written several mindblowing standalone books in her career, including the burning times, the inquisitors wife, the borgia bride, spectors, the devils queen, the orphan of florence, i, mona lisa, etc. Martins griffin my name is lisa di antonio gherardini giocondo, though to acquaintances, i am known simply as madonna lisa. Read or download i, mona lisa book by jeanne kalogridis. And through it all rings the captivating voice of mona lisa, immortalized by da vinci but with the truth always hidden behind her smileuntil now. It is also about familyin all its glory and bloodshed. I, mona lisa is a historical novel by jeanne kalogridis about lisa gherardini, the model for leonardo da vincis painting mona lisa. Children of the vampire by jeanne kalogridis books on. From jeanne kalogridis, the bestselling author of i, mona lisa and the borgia bride, comes a new novel that tells the passionate story of a queen who loved not wisely.
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