The Rose of Florence

by Angela M Sims

Overview

Prologue (1460): Gianetta is born in a farmhouse in Fiesole. Her mother dies in childbirth. The unnamed father is distraught but leaves her in the care of her grandmother and returns home.

The Story (1478): Gianetta grows up and moves to Florence, where she is in service to a wealthy family of textile merchants - the Rosini. They are friends and supporters of the powerful Medici clan. In the small, tight-knit group of staff, we meet Eleonora (cook), Luigi (Signor Francesco Rosini's private assistant), Antonio and Lucia, and our hero, Matteo. Gianetta and Matteo are in love and have a happy, peaceful life with the kind and generous Rosini family. They enjoy entertaining at Palazzo Rosini, where the Medici and Botticelli are frequent visitors.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940186066361
Publisher:	Romaunce Books
Publication date:	08/26/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	956 KB

About the Author

Angela’s background is in healthcare, and she has been a University lecturer since 2010. Her writing experience was limited to a Master's dissertation, purely academic, but the research skills she learned during that process were soon put to use in researching her favorite topic, the Italian Renaissance. It didn’t take long before the seeds of a story began to germinate, and The Rose of Florence blossomed.
She joined the Romantic Novelists’ Society and the New Writers’ Scheme (NWS) in 2020 and found the encouragement and resources available taught her so much about the process and skills needed to write fiction. She has been lucky enough to have the support of the same NWS reviewer since joining, and her advice and guidance has proven invaluable. She is also a member of the Society of Authors.
While completing and polishing her work, she also started a website and a Facebook page. The details of these are below.

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