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A review by betherinahq
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I listened to this on audiobook and I was hooked! I kept finding excuses to go for a drive and I kept choosing the longer way to work so I could keep listening for longer!
It hooked me in from the off with an ominous line about someone being killed in history then an opening chapter where I couldn't decide if she was right or if everything was in her head.
The setting of 15th century (sorry if I got my time periods wrong!) Italy was fascinating too. I like a period novel but it’s usually set in England so it was interesting to learn about the courts of another country around the same time.
A really compelling story and the writing was exquisite!
It hooked me in from the off with an ominous line about someone being killed in history then an opening chapter where I couldn't decide if she was right or if everything was in her head.
The setting of 15th century (sorry if I got my time periods wrong!) Italy was fascinating too. I like a period novel but it’s usually set in England so it was interesting to learn about the courts of another country around the same time.
A really compelling story and the writing was exquisite!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Gaslighting
Moderate: Murder