In sixteenth-century Florence, in what would become Italy, Antonio and Donatella flee the wrath of Duke Cosimo de Medici from whom Antonio has stolen a sprig of jasmine, and they use that rare plant to make a fresh start. Includes facts about the duke and Italian history.
year: 2010
call number/section: 1000
subjects: cosimo, i, grand-duke of tuscany, 1519-1574, fiction, jasmine, fiction, gardeners, conduct of life, florence (italy), history, fiction, italy, 1559-1789