Sarah Dunant

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• • Stunning review coverage for Blood & Beauty

    Blood & Beauty has been reviewed widely across the national media, and the verdict is unanimous: ‘A wonderful study of one legendary family’s much-vaunted blood ties and vaulting ambition from a master of historical fiction… an insightful, fresh take on the whole Borgia clan… A comparison to Wolf Hall is not out of place here’ The Times, Viv [...]

  • On The Road Again

    Outdoor literary festivals are fragile concepts at the best of time given the British climate but legend has it that Cornwall in May can be beautiful. Certainly the little town of Fowey, perched on the edge of the sea and beloved home of Daphne du Maurier, one of last century’s most accomplished and popular writers, [...]

  • Early reviews for Blood & Beauty

      Some early reviews have started to come in for Blood & Beauty, and they are unanimous in their praise:   ‘This foray into the lives of the infamous Borgias is not for the fainthearted.  This is Dunant’s fourth Renaissance novel, and she is in her element . . . an intelligent and passionate book’ [...]