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SUMMARY:Thursday Morning Book Club
LOCATION:Marilyn J. Praisner Library\nMarilyn J. Praisner Library
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion of The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'
 Farrell..\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/11241264
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><em>The Marriage Portrait</em> is availabl
 e for pick up at the Marilyn Praisner Library and is available on Libby as
  an <a href="https://mcplmd.overdrive.com/media/8772135">ebook</a> and <a 
 href="https://mcplmd.overdrive.com/media/8770258">audiobook</a>.</p>\n<p>S
 ummary:</p>\n<p>Florence\, the 1550s. Lucrezia\, third daughter of the gra
 nd duke\, is comfortable with her obscure place in the palazzo: free to wo
 nder at its treasures\, observe its clandestine workings\, and devote hers
 elf to her own artistic pursuits. But when her older sister dies on the ev
 e of her wedding to the ruler of Ferrara\, Modena and Reggio\, Lucrezia is
  thrust unwittingly into the limelight: the duke is quick to request her h
 and in marriage\, and her father just as quick to accept on her behalf.<br
  />&nbsp\;<br />Having barely left girlhood behind\, Lucrezia must now ent
 er an unfamiliar court whose customs are opaque and where her arrival is n
 ot universally welcomed. Perhaps most mystifying of all is her new husband
  himself\, Alfonso. Is he the playful sophisticate he appeared to be befor
 e their wedding\, the aesthete happiest in the company of artists and musi
 cians\, or the ruthless politician before whom even his formidable sisters
  seem to tremble?<br />&nbsp\;<br />As Lucrezia sits in constricting finer
 y for a painting intended to preserve her image for centuries to come\, on
 e thing becomes worryingly clear. In the court&rsquo\;s eyes\, she has one
  duty: to provide the heir who will shore up the future of the Ferranese d
 ynasty. Until then\, for all of her rank and nobility\, the new duchess&rs
 quo\;s future hangs entirely in the balance.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Questions ab
 out this program?&nbsp\;Contact the branch 240-773-9460</p>\n<p>Don't have
  a card right now?&nbsp\; No worries!&nbsp\; Find out how to&nbsp\;<a href
 ="https://mcpl.link/library-card-from-event-listing">Get a Library Card</a
 >.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong>Accommodation Requests</strong></p>\n<p>People
  who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request&nbsp\;<strong><a href="htt
 ps://montgomerycountymd.gov/Library/accessibility/interpreter.html">Englis
 h-language captioning or sign-language interpretation</a></strong>&nbsp\;a
 t least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend
 . Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 24
 0-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.</p>\n<p>cm 1.1 01/03/202
 3</p>\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/11241264
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