The Time Returns

by Alexandra Ripley

Book Overview

Their families hate each other, but Lorenzo de Medici and Ginevra de Pazzi are irrevocably drawn together in a struggle to preserve the honor and glory of 15th-century Florence. That struggle will take them to the innermost sanctums of artists and philosophers and will also lead them to broken alliances, dangerous intrigues, even to the brink of war.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446602582
• ISBN13: 9780446602587
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.1" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Exciting!

After reading the reviews this book got, I almost didn't read it. Luckily, though, I know Alexandra Ripley's books and I am aware that she is not writing for art or 15th century Italy historians. She is writing for the pleasure of the typical reader that enjoys fiction sprinkled with history. Of course there are going to be errors along side the facts, but this is FICTION. If everything were kept exactly true, the story would neither flow well or catch much interest. If you want to read history then check out the reference section of your local library, but if you want to read a good love story that takes you on exciting adventures and mixes it with historical figures and places then read The Time Returns. You will absolutely fall in love with Lorenzo de'Medici and his leading lady Ginevra de'Pazzi

A good introduction to the SPIRIT of the renaissance

I read this book at the age of 14. I knew nothing of Renaissance Italy or it's cast of characters. This book ignited my interest and desire to learn more. I paid attention in history class because these characters were personal to me. Although it is historically inaccurate in many regards, I think it's a passionate and colorful tale. It seems as though Ripley should rewrite it to be more true to historical details/events--it's a shame to let the spirit captured in this book die because of its messiness with historical fact.