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'''Linda Proud''' (born July 9th, 1949) is an English writer on cultural and philosophical themes, including ''The Botticelli Trilogy]'' – three novels set in [[Renaissance]] [[Florence]].

== Biography ==
 

(contracted; show full)10). Having read several works of art history, she turned to the social and political history of the age of [[Lorenzo de’ Medici]].  Reading in 1974 about 1474, the embers of interest flared up in a bonfire of passion. Without any formal education worthy of the name, she embarked on a programme of research into the period which would take eleven years and necessitate familiarity with Latin and Italian. The first draft of a novel was so unwieldy that she immediately split the story into three.

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[[A Tabernacle for the Sun]]'' deals with 1472-1478 and the [[Pazzi]] Conspiracy. ''[[Pallas and the Centaur]]'' is set in the following two years, when the [[Medici]] family and Florence were under severe threat. The final novel, ''[[The Rebirth of Venus]]'', covers the period of the exile of the Medici and the rise of [[Savonarola]]. Each book is narrated by a fictional character, Tommaso de’ Maffei, but almost every other character is historical. Linda Proud goes to extraordinary lengths to harmonise accuracy of detail with the power of story-telling, and her achievement in this is highly acclaimed by the academic community (‘A historical writer of genius’ - Dr Pamela Tudor Craig). The first book was originally published by Allison and Busby, but(contracted; show full)
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