The Root Of Evil
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| Florence, Italy, 1512:
A troubled time as the bloody battle of Ravenna rages. In the midst of it all are two very different women whose lives are entwined due to a similar need - MONEY! Rosaria Tornabuoni, a trophy wife of a middle ranking merchant. Scheming, devious and murderous, her love of money and desire to get more are equalled only by her hatred of her husband and desire to get rid of him! And Sister Barbara Mary, the almoner of Florence’s Sant’ Appolonia convent. Devout and sure of her vocation, Sister Barbara is troubled by the lack of funds available to help relieve the poor. In short: the convent NEEDS money - Rosaria WANTS money! A meeting between Rosaria’s husband, Agnolo, and the head of the powerful Bardi Family results in Rosaria and her step daughter, Valeria, being thrust into the hothouse world of fashionable Florence - where Rosaria discovers a talent for playing cards for high stakes. Although keeping up the public facade of being a respectable matron, concerned only with the good of her family, Rosaria amasses a fortune by playing cards - and murdering anyone in her way! But when she gets on the wrong side of the powerful Davanzati Family, things go badly wrong. She is outwitted and humiliated. But Rosaria plots a fearsome revenge - while at the same time keeping an eye to the one true love of her life: MONEY! SET IN 16TH CENTURY ITALY, THE ROOT OF EVIL COULD JUST AS EASILY BE SET IN THE PRESENT DAY AS IT DEALS WITH TRULY TIMELESS THEMES: MATRIMONIAL DISHARMONY, THE LUST FOR RICHES - AND COLD-BLOODED MURDER GRIPPING STUFF IN A GORY ELLIS PETERS' VEIN! | ||
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| Product Manufacturer : BrightSpark Publishing | ||
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