House of Secrets - The Many Lives of a Florentine Palazzo

A look into the tantalising secrets of Florence''s Palazzo Rucellai.When Italian Renaissance professor Allison Levy takes up residency in the palazzo of her dreams - the Palazzo Rucellai in Florence - she finds herself consumed by the space and swept into the vortex of its history. She spends every waking moment in dusty Florentine libraries, exploring the palazzo-s myriad rooms seeking to uncover its secrets. As she unearths the stories of those who have lived behind its celebrated fa-e, she discovers that it has been witness to weddings, suicides, orgies, the dissection of a -monster-, and even a murder.Entwining Levy-s own experiences with the ghosts of the Palazzo Rucellai-s past, House of Secrets paints a scintillating portrait of a family, a palace and one of the most iconic cities in the world.