This is the story of Lucrezia Borgia, born into history's most notorious family. Her father, who became Pope Alexander VI, was known as the 'most carnal man of his age'. Growing from childhood into beautiful womanhood, Lucrezia becomes aware of that destiny from which, as a Borgia, she could not hope to escape...
Jean Plaidy's two 1958 novels, Madonna of the Seven Hills and Light On Lucrezia follow the story of Lucrezia and her entanglement with her father and brothers.