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Lauro Martines is one of the world's foremost historians of the Italian Renaissance and early modern Europe. He is the author of nine books, most recently the critically acclaimed Fire in the City: Savonarola and the Struggle for Renaissance Florence and April Blood: Florence and the Plot Against the Medici. Born in Chicago, he was a professor of history at UCLA. He now lives in London with his wife, the novelist Julia O'Faolain.
Fascinating... Martines is a master researcher and, like a collector showing off his treasures, his delight in his findings sparkles on every page Philadelphia Inquirer An intriguing book... Every situation and character Martines presents to usis of marvelous complexity. New York Review of Books A spine-chilling political drama of conspiracy, murder at High Mass, and bloody revenge. The Times (UK) Impressive narrative power... A thoroughly good read that is also reliable history, scrupulously documented yet with its pages uncluttered by footnotes... Savonarola's story...bears fresh retelling, and Lauro Martines does so with scholarly authority and an admirable combination of clarity and pace. The Wall Street Journal
