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I, Mona Lisa

By: Natasha Solomons
Narrated by: Amelia Donkor
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Listen to my history. My adventures are worth hearing. I have lived many lifetimes and been loved by emperors, kings and thieves. I have survived kidnap and assault. Revolution and two world wars. But this is also a love story. And the story of what we will do for those we love.

For 500 years we've been looking at the Mona Lisa, and it turns out that she's been looking right back at us. Over the centuries, few could hear her voice, but now we are let into the secret, as she tells us her story in her own words - a tale of rivalry, murder and heartbreak. And a mystery of Leonardo's greatest lost painting. Weaving through the years, she takes us from the dazzling world of da Vinci's Florentine studio to the French courts at Fontainebleau and Versailles, and into the 20th century.

But, always Mona Lisa returns to Leonardo himself. Most of all, this is a love story between painting and painter. Sometimes it takes an immortal to show us what it is to be human.

©2022 Natasha Solomons (P)2022 Penguin Audio Fiction Genre Fiction Magical Realism Fantasy Magic Heartfelt Romance
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This intriguing recount of history through the eyes of Mona Lisa took me on a journey through the centuries, seeing the world from her perspective, imagining the world in a new and fascinating way. Like history the story can feel a little slow and meandering at times, but it made me feel like I experienced a little of the world she lived in with Leonardo de Vinci and I feel more enriched because of it!

A journey through history with Mona Lisa

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A fascinating story narrated beautifully.
A great mixture of historical facts and fiction.
Thank you.

Highly recommended

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