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This book was very interesting. It focuses on the life of Olimpia Maidalchini who many considered to be the first female pope. Olimpia is a headstrong woman who goes against her family's wishes to create her own destiny and subsequent rise to wealth and power. However, she is also greedy, vengeful, and at times, even shameless in regard to her ambitions.
The book is set in the early to mid-1600s. It amazed me how politics and money ran the papacy from the pope's election, to who was made a cardi ...more
The book is set in the early to mid-1600s. It amazed me how politics and money ran the papacy from the pope's election, to who was made a cardi ...more
Jul 21, 2011
Anna
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Lindsay
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Terri
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Aug 04, 2019
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