false <![CDATA[The Smile]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204992963m/2972837.jpg 2972837 3 Hers is the most famous portrait in the world. Here, in prose as rich as the high Renaissance, is Mona Lisa's tale—a story of passion, intrigue, loss, and, most of all, love. Elisabetta longs for romance, though she thinks she is too plain. Then, on a fateful visit to glittering Florence, she catches the eye of the great Leonardo da Vinci, and falls for a boy named Giuliano de’ Medici. It is a dangerous time to be—or be involved with—a Medici. As tragedy and chaos threaten their happiness, Elisabetta faces the bittersweet truth of love. 3003138 16 10 2008 The Smile total:167|5:39|4:69|3:41|2:16|1:2| 167 628 333 54 4 1 false false Mon Feb 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 20:28:01 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 20:29:49 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 15:41:50 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 15:57:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jun 25 07:07:11 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 07:22:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 28 12:25:42 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 12:25:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 08:07:31 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 17:33:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 15:51:12 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 08:59:06 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false true Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 03 12:39:13 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 12:46:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 04:18:37 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 04:21:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 20:42:56 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 20:42:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 07:19:10 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 09:59:19 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 13 14:55:23 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 08:56:56 -0700 2009


Author Donna Jo Napoli imagines the life of Monna Elisabetta, daughter of a wealthy silk merchant. Elisabe...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Sep 29 17:52:38 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 03 09:33:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 26 10:21:52 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 10:33:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri May 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 09:11:13 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 09:11:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 13 13:45:38 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 13:46:49 -0700 2009
The story itself is interesting historical fiction and I was compelled to finish ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 09:28:41 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 09:31:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 13:38:01 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 13:38:21 -0700 2009 Elisabetta, like most women during the Italian Renaissance has few choices when it comes to her life. You do what your father says, then you do what your husband says. But Lisa tries to do what she can during the turbulent times in Florence.
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