{"product_id":"9781846976094","title":"Rizzio","description":"Author: Denise Mina\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781846976094\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Birlinn\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Dec 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 128\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt\u0026amp;#x27;s Saturday evening, 9 March 1566, and Mary, Queen of Scots, is six months pregnant. She\u0026amp;#x27;s hosting a supper party, secure in her private chambers. She doesn\u0026amp;#x27;t know that her Palace is surrounded - that, right now, an army of men is creeping upstairs to her chamber. They\u0026amp;#x27;re coming to murder David Rizzio, her friend and secretary, the handsome Italian man who is smiling across the table at her. Mary\u0026amp;#x27;s husband, Lord Darnley, wants it done in front of her and he wants her to watch it done...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDenise Mina brilliantly portrays the sexual dynamics and politics of power  between men and women, monarch and subjects, master and servants. The period is masterfully researched yet lightly drawn, the characterisation quick, subtle and utterly convincing. This breathtakingly tense work is a tale of sex, secrets and lies, one that explores the lengths that men  and women  will go to in the search for love and power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;A tour de force work of art\u0026amp;#x27; -\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Best Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;An omniscient narrative voice, which delivers historical exposition in quick ironic bursts ... Mina's vivid style and the swift-moving plot are a pleasure\u0026amp;#x27;  Antonia Senior,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Best New Historical Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46857114386590,"sku":"ADS-9781846976094","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781846976094.jpg?v=1779154875","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781846976094","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}