Blood & Beauty (49 page)
Authors: Sarah Dunant
Tags: #Historical, #Historical Fiction, #General Fiction
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In the writing of
Blood & Beauty
I am indebted to a number of places and people.
In London, the British Library and the Warburg at the University of London were invaluable for research. For early helpful readings, I must thank Clare Alexander, Hannah Charlton and Ian Grojnowski, and for later ones William Wallace and Tim Demetris, who, in particular, saved me from my own mistakes many times.
In Italy, the cities of Forlì, Imola, Faenza, Cesena and Nepi offered tantalising glimpses into their bellicose past while in Rome at the Vatican Museum, Carlos Maldonado gave me special help and access when visiting the Borgia apartments.
London, 2013
Internationally bestselling writer
Sarah Dunant
is famous for her Italian historical novels:
The Birth of Venus
,
In the Company of the Courtesan
and
Sacred Hearts
, which have been translated into more than thirty languages. She has worked widely in television, radio and print, and has written ten novels and edited two collections of essays. She lives in London and Florence.