7 FAVORITE BOOKS & WHERE TO READ THEM
Little else is known about Lucrezia de’ Medici aside from an arranged marriage and a suspicious death shortly thereafter, but Maggie O’Farrell brilliantly brings her world to life. Read it surrounded by original Renaissance-era art and décor just across from the palace the Medici family called home.
Experience the final days of the Ancien Regime through the eyes of Marie Antoinette’s reader, at a luxe boutique hotel that recreates the 18th century in the former residence of the ill-fated Louis XVI’s finance minister.
Since the title character’s island is mythical, venture to a resort in her lover Odysseus’s home instead, where the wild nature of the property evokes the descriptions of Circe’s time in exile.
Set in the NYC neighborhood where Theo falls in love with a girl and into the antique business, a stay in this art-filled hotel is like living in New York, even if it’s just for a few days.
One of my all-time favorite novels and an apartment in a 6th arrondissement building of the kind the main character looks after, in my all-time favorite city.
Hilary Mantel’s depiction of the life of Thomas Cromwell transcends the historical fiction genre, and I always recommend this trilogy to anyone looking for a good read. The castle has genuine Tudor roots—Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn even spent time here.
Cartagena is definitely on my travel bucket list, When I go, I want to stay in this old city gem that feels like it’s straight out of one of the greatest love stories ever written.