The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell marriage in crisis Drugs soon became his way

Drugs soon became his way of coping

This spectacular can’t-put-it-down novel is part war story

Life has gone according to plan for Anna—she stays in the background

Meanwhile Mari's beautiful sister Eri lies in a deep

But maybe he's trapped too

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell marriage in crisis Drugs soon became his wayFlorence, the 1550s. Lucrezia, third daughter of the grand duke, is comfortable with her obscure place in the palazzo: free to wonder at its treasures, observe its clandestine workings, and devote herself to her own artistic pursuits. But when her older sister dies on the eve of her wedding to the ruler of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio, Lucrezia is thrust unwittingly into the limelight: the duke is quick to request her hand in marriage, and her father