The Birth of Venus

I read this book because I ran into a friend at the library and she pulled it off the shelf, handed it to me, and said, "Read this."

The Birth of Venus belongs to the "historical fiction with an anachronistically feminist heroine" genre. I tend to like these books, despite the anachronism, and this one was no exception.

It's set in Florence at the end of the fifteenth century. Don't know who Savonarola is? Neither did I until I started this book.

That said, there are a couple of scenes that are a little graphic, so I wouldn't recommend it for everyone.