Unabridged Audiobook
If, like me, you are drawn to the Medici family and their influence and effect on the city of Florence, then you will enjoy this book. It charts the rise of the Medici family as they aim to achieve success for their business and for their city. Their struggles within the city, with established and vested interests, mirror the larger struggles of Florence as it seeks to establish a lasting peace with its neighbours in Milan, Venice and Pisa. All this is communicated not dryly as per a scholarly book, but with life and energy while maintaining historically accuracy. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the nice measured narration. You won’t look at Florence in the same way again! I would also highly recommend the Netflix series of the Medici.
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