Primavera
Primavera by Mary Jane Beaufrand, published by Little, Brown in 2008, is a historical juvenile fiction novel that explores the tumultuous period of the Italian Renaissance. Spanning 260 pages, the story centers on Flora, the last daughter of the Pazzi family, who finds herself entangled in a fierce power struggle between the Medici and her family’s rivals. As her sister poses for the renowned artist Botticelli, Flora grapples with her predetermined fate of life in a convent and ultimately decides to take control of her own destiny.
Readers will discover Flora’s journey as she navigates a world filled with ambition, rivalry, and brutality. The narrative is inspired by actual events and incorporates historical art references, particularly to Botticelli’s famous painting, Primavera. This coming-of-age story delves into themes of identity and survival amidst the backdrop of a cultural explosion marked by both beauty and violence in Europe.
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The Italian Renaissance was a cultural explosion of art, architecture and learning, but it had a darker side. Two powerful families, the tyrannical Medici and their biggest rivals, the Pazzi, are tangled in a bloody struggle for ultimate power. Caught in the whirlwind is Flora, the last daughter of the Pazzi. As her beautiful older sister is being painted by the famed artist Botticelli, Flora is dreading her fate. Destined for life in a convent, Flora is determined to take matters into her own hands, even as her world crumbles around her. When Flora decides runs away, she has no idea that the decision will save her life. As her family falls to their murderous enemy, Flora must find a new life and a new identity.
Inspired by actual events, Primavera is a dazzling coming of age story set during a time of beauty and wealth, ambition, rivalry and brutality. Historical art references to Boticelli and his famous painting, Primavera, give this book an appeal similar to Girl with a Pearl Earring.
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