Book description
1570 in the Italian city of Ferrara, and the convent of Santa Caterina
is filled with noble women who are married to Christ because many cannot
find husbands outside. Enter sixteen-year-old Serafina, ripped by her
family from an illicit love affair, howling with rage and hormones and
determined to escape. While on the other side of the great walls,
counter-reformation forces in the Church are pushing for change, inside,
Serafina's spirit and defiance ignite a fire that threatens to engulf
the whole convent. SACRED HEARTS is a novel about power, creativity and
passion - both of the body and of the soul. Hidden history brought alive
by a wonderful storyteller, renowned for her Italian Renaissance novels.
Sarah Dunant is a cultural commentator, award-winning thriller writer
and author of a trilogy of novels set in renaissance Italy exploring
women's lives through art, sex and religion.
