Tag Archives: Rome

Rivals

Posted on March 30, 2024 by dianeledet

Oil and Marble by Stephanie Storey is a historical fiction book whose title reached out and grabbed me while I was searching online for another book. As I often write, books choose us and I’m grateful this one did. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art, Books, Borgia family, David Statue, Florence, historical fiction, Italy, Leonardo da Vinci, Machiavelli, Michelangelo, Oil and Marble, Rome, sculpture, Stephanie Storey, the Medici family | 1 Comment

In His Boots

Posted on September 10, 2021 by dianeledet

Mina by Jonatha Creely is a novel which takes place on an English estate during the 1800’s. The title character Mina, is a young, female Irish orphan who finds herself alone in England after a surviving a fire on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1800 England, English country estates, food, historical fiction, Ireland potato famine, Italy, Jonatha Creely, Mina, orphans, Rome | 2 Comments

Mothers and Daughters

Posted on October 19, 2020 by dianeledet

I recently read two historical fiction novels about famous women. The first was My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton by Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie and the second was Song of the Nile (Cleopatra’s Daughter, #2) also written … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1776, aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Algeria, Benedict Arnold, Books, Cesar Augustus, Cleopatra, Cleopatra Selene, Egypt, Eliza Schuyler Hamilton, George Washington, Greece, historical books, history, mark Antony, Martha Washington, Mauritania, Rome, Thomas Jefferson | 2 Comments

It’s In There

Posted on October 29, 2017 by dianeledet

The Secret Supper by Javier Sierra had been sitting on my bookcase for the longest time. Encountering it recently while sorting books prompted me to read it! I’ve read similar stories based on hidden messages in Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpieces … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Italy, Javier Sierra, Leonardo da Vinci, Milan, Rome, secret Christian societies, the Catholic Church, the secret supper | Leave a comment

Bella

Posted on July 2, 2017 by dianeledet

Four Seasons in Rome: On twins, insomnia, and the biggest funeral in the history of the world by Anthony Doerr provided a nice, lighthearted read after my previous undertaking, SPQR. As many of you may know, Doerr authored Pulitzer prize-winning … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anthony Doerr, Books, fellowships history, four seasons in Rome, Italy, memoir, pope John Paul II, Rome, twins | Leave a comment

Omens

Posted on April 18, 2017 by dianeledet

The Confessions of Young Nero by Margaret George is an ambitious attempt at retelling the history of an infamous emperor whose legacy was more than previously depicted in literature and film. Remembered as a mentally imbalanced leader who fiddled as … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ancient history, Books, historical fiction, Margaret George, Nero, novel, Rome, The Confessions of Young Nero | Leave a comment

In the Beginning

Posted on October 4, 2011 by dianeledet

After years of procrastination, I’ve finally read Michelangelo & the Pope’s Ceiling by Ross King. As the title indicates, this book is a history of the great Michelangelo and the painting of the Sistine Chapel in Rome during the early … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art, Books, Catholic Church, Michelangelo, Rome, Sistine Chapel | 1 Comment