{"product_id":"9780062231710_da-vincis-tiger","title":"Da Vinci's Tiger","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor fans of rich and vivid historical novels like Girl with a Pearl Earring and Code Name Verity, Laura Malone Elliott delivers the stunning tale of real-life Renaissance woman Ginevra de' Benci, the inspiration for one of Leonardo da Vinci's earliest masterpieces. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe young and beautiful daughter of a wealthy family, Ginevra longs to share her poetry and participate in the artistic ferment of Renaissance Florence but is trapped in an arranged marriage in a society dictated by men.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe arrival of the charismatic Venetian ambassador, Bernardo Bembo, introduces Ginevra to a dazzling circle of patrons, artists, and philosophers. Bembo chooses Ginevra as his Platonic muse and commissions a portrait of her by a young Leonardo da Vinci.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePosing for the brilliant painter inspires an intimate connection between them, one Ginevra only begins to understand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a rich and vivid world of exquisite art with a dangerous underbelly of deadly political feuds, Ginevra faces many challenges to discover her voice and artistic companionship—and to find love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in a city of secrets and ambition, can a woman truly control her own story?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Renaissance Woman:\u003c\/b\u003e Meet Ginevra de’ Benci, a teenaged poet whose sharp mind and defiant spirit challenge the rules of a society run by men.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMedici-Era Intrigue:\u003c\/b\u003e Step into a vibrant and dangerous world of pageantry and deadly political rivalries where a single misstep could prove fatal for Ginevra and her family.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Portrait of Power:\u003c\/b\u003e Commissioned as the Platonic muse of a powerful ambassador, Ginevra becomes both the talk of the city and a pawn in a game of art and ambition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Birth of a Genius:\u003c\/b\u003e Witness the creative fire of a young Leonardo da Vinci as he forms an intimate connection with his subject, capturing not just her likeness but the “motions of her mind.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"L. M. Elliott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46967373267093,"sku":"9780062231710","price":12.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780062231710.jpg?v=1776889851","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780062231710_da-vincis-tiger","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}