The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell Groundswell Speaker 2024 One wrong move may result

One wrong move may result in her instant dismissal

a German bookbinder working in London

Controversial and compelling

text and images from the key players are woven together to reveal not only the details behind the creation

Finding bullet-ridden bodies

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell Groundswell Speaker 2024 One wrong move may resultWinter, 1561. Lucrezia, Duchess of Ferrara, is taken on an unexpected visit to a country villa by her husband, Alfonso. As they sit down to dinner it occurs to Lucrezia that Alfonso has a sinister purpose in bringing her here. He intends to kill her. Lucrezia is sixteen years old, and has led a sheltered life locked away inside Florence's grandest palazzo. Here, in this remote villa, she is entirely at the mercy of her increasingly erratic husband.