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The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant is a historical novel set in Renaissance Florence, following young, artistic Alessandra Cecchi, whose life intertwines with a visiting painter as their city grapples with the fanatical rise of the monk Savonarola, forcing Alessandra to navigate arranged marriage, forbidden love, and a quest for artistic expression against a backdrop of religious upheaval and shifting power between luxury-loving Medicis and austere fundamentalists, all while discovering her own vibrant spirit.
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