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DESCRIPTION:The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell\nFlorence\, the 155
 0s. Lucrezia\, third daughter of the grand duke\, is comfortable with her 
 obscure place in the palazzo: free to wonder at its treasures\, observe it
 s clandestine workings\, and to devote herself to her own artistic pursuit
 s. But when her older sister dies on the eve of her wedding to the ruler o
 f Ferrara\, Moderna and Regio\, Lucrezia is thrust unwittingly into the li
 melight: the duke is quick to request her hand in marriage\, and her fathe
 r just as quick to accept on her behalf. \nHaving barely left girlhood beh
 ind\, Lucrezia must now make her way in a troubled court whose customs are
  opaque and where her arrival is not universally welcomed. Perhaps most my
 stifying of all is her new husband himself\, Alfonso. Is he the playful so
 phisticate he appeared to be before their wedding\, the aesthete happiest 
 in the company of artists and musicians\, or the ruthless politician befor
 e whom even his formidable sisters seem to tremble? \nAs Lucrezia sits in 
 constricting finery for a painting intended to preserve her image for cent
 uries to come\, one thing becomes worryingly clear. In the court’s eyes\
 , she has one duty: to provide the heir who will shore up the future of th
 e Ferranese dynasty. Until then\, for all of her rank and nobility\, the n
 ew duchess’s future hangs entirely in the balance.\nFirst United Church\
 , Waterloo is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.\nTime: September 5
 \, 2026 09:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)\nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://
 us02web.zoom.us/j/83253834576?pwd=Q1pqVXdPR2FJaXdqSmN2TUFzZU5PZz09\nMeetin
 g ID: 832 5383 4576\nPasscode: 236361
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SUMMARY:Book Club
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