Costanza
'Striking fictional retelling of this true history' – Sunday Times
$23.75
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
9 September 2025
Summary
‘In Blackmore’s striking fictional retelling of this true history, Costanza refuses to accept a fate as nothing more than a victim of male exploitation’ - Sunday Times
Rome, 1636: In the scorched city of Rome, the cobbled streets hum with gossip and sin… Costanza Piccolomini is a respectable young wife - until she meets Gianlorenzo Bernini, the famed sculptor and star of Roman society, whose jet-black gaze matches his dark temper. From the second they set eyes upon each other…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349131122 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349131120 |
| Author: | Rachel Blackmore |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | Renegade Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 9 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 200mm x 132mm x 38mm |
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Critics Review
In Blackmore’s striking fictional retelling of this true history, Costanza refuses to accept a fate as nothing more than a victim of male exploitation * SUNDAY TIMES, BEST HISTORICAL FICTION *
Emotionally intense * DAILY MAIL *
A stunning, visceral portrait of a woman and her life and a story as relevant now as it was then. I was gripped – JENNIE GODFREY
Wonderful… This novel took over my life for the time I was buried in it. Powerful and deeply affecting * PATERSON JOSEPH *
About The Author
Rachel Blackmore
Born in Birmingham, Rachel spent her childhood in the Northeast, then the Midlands. She studied history at King’s College London, where her fascination for women’s history took root. After a brief stint in politics, Rachel built a senior career in corporate communications. In 2021, she was runner-up in the Harper’s Bazaar Short Story Competition and won the Irish Writers Centre 2022 Novel Fair. Rachel lives in London with her three teenagers, two cats and one dog.
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