{"product_id":"costanza","title":"Costanza","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'In Blackmore's striking fictional retelling of this true history, Costanza refuses to accept a fate as nothing more than a victim of male exploitation' \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRome, 1636: In the scorched city of Rome, the cobbled streets hum with gossip and sin... Costanza Piccolomini is a respectable young wife - until she meets Gianlorenzo Bernini, the famed sculptor and star of Roman society, whose jet-black gaze matches his dark temper. From the second they set eyes upon each other, a fatal attraction is born.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir secret love burns with a passion that consumes them. But with every stolen kiss and illicit tryst, Costanza's reputation is at stake. Meanwhile, Bernini has a dangerous desire: he wants to make Costanza immortal. He vows to possess her not just in body and soul, but also in marble.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Bernini unveils his sculpture of Costanza, she is exposed as his lover, marking the undoing of their affair - and the beginning of a scandal which will rock Roman society. For Bernini would rather destroy Costanza than let her go.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetrayed. Abandoned. Banished. This was meant to be the end of Costanza's story. But Costanza is no ordinary woman: from the ashes, she will rise...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory calls her a Muse. Temptress. Fallen woman. This is \u003ci\u003eher\u003c\/i\u003e story. Based on a true story, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCostanza\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e brings to life a feminist icon who has been written out of history. Perfect for fans of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Marriage Portrait \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eand \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Miniaturist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Emotionally intense' \u003cb\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Stunning' \u003cb\u003eJENNIE GODFREY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This novel took over my life'\u003cb\u003e PATERSON JOSEPH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I loved it'\u003cb\u003e ELIZABETH CHADWICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This has to be my book of the year!' \u003cb\u003eSHEILA O'FLANAGAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A revelation' \u003cb\u003eELLEN ALPSTEN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54263056007512,"sku":"9780349131122","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780349131122_815cf23a-10b7-444d-a986-66e55a20f35c.jpg?v=1777875357","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/costanza","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}