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Review title: Dark and Weary
Product review: While I marveled at Sarah Dunant's masterful writing style and her uncanny ability to weave the time and place of 14th century Florence history seamlessly into her novel, I was let down by the story. The book's central character, Alessandra Checchi, comes of age, is deceived into marrying a homosexual so he can conceive a heir and protect himself against the inquisition, commits adultery with an artist, enters the convent, and commits suicide (because she was done). While I am not a pollyanna, I appreciate something that provides a positive message or at least has characters you can see virtue in. The story is weary and dark. Many characters are bleak and depressing. At each turn or twist in the plot, I was hoping that things would go the other direction. With that said, Sarah Dunant has great talent and I hope in future novels she can put her talents towards something a little less bleak.
