{"product_id":"in-the-name-of-the-family-9780812986877","title":"In the Name of the Family","description":"\u003cb\u003eBefore the Corleones, before the Lannisters, there were the Borgias. One of history's notorious families comes to life in a captivating novel from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Birth of Venus\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eCOSMOPOLITAN\u003c\/i\u003e (UK) AND \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"In the end, what's a historical novelist's obligation to the dead? Accuracy? Empathy? Justice? Or is it only to make them live again? Dunant pays these debts with a passion that makes me want to go straight out and read all her other books.\"--Diana Gabaldon, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bestselling novelist Sarah Dunant has long been drawn to the high drama of Renaissance Italy: power, passion, beauty, brutality, and the ties of blood. With \u003ci\u003eIn the Name of the Family, \u003c\/i\u003eshe\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a thrilling exploration of the House of Borgia's final years, in the company of a young diplomat named Niccolò Machiavelli. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It is 1502 and Rodrigo Borgia, a self-confessed womanizer and master of political corruption, is now on the papal throne as Alexander VI. His daughter Lucrezia, aged twenty-two--already three times married and a pawn in her father's plans--is discovering her own power. And then there is his son Cesare Borgia, brilliant, ruthless, and increasingly unstable; it is his relationship with Machiavelli that gives the Florentine diplomat a master class in the dark arts of power and politics. What Machiavelli learns will go on to inform his great work of modern politics, \u003ci\u003eThe Prince.\u003c\/i\u003e But while the pope rails against old age and his son's increasingly erratic behavior, it is Lucrezia who must navigate the treacherous court of Urbino, her new home, and another challenging marriage to create her own place in history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sarah Dunant again employs her remarkable gifts as a storyteller to bring to life the passionate men and women of the Borgia family, as well as the ever-compelling figure of Machiavelli, through whom the reader will experience one of the most fascinating--and doomed--dynasties of all time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Enthralling . . . combines flawless historical scholarship with beguiling storytelling.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Renaissance-rich details fill out the humanity of the Borgias, rendering them into the kind of relatable figures whom we would hope to discover behind the cold brilliance of \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e.\"--NPR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"[Dunant] has an enviable command of this complex political scene, with its shifting alliances and subtle betrayals. . . . [She] has a special gift for attending to her female characters.\"\u003ci\u003e--The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812986877\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.00d","brand":"Sarah Dunant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51258202783925,"sku":"9780812986877","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_aa1fe66d-4e3e-49b8-8ad8-45aec74ca3d0.jpg?v=1750814377","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/in-the-name-of-the-family-9780812986877","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}