The Birth of Venus

I just finished reading The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant and I definitely recommend it! A couple months ago a friend handed it to me at book club and said "Have you read this yet? You should." I thought I would take it from her to be courteous even though it looked totally unappealing to me and I never thought I'd read it. About a month ago she asked whether I had finished yet, and of course I hadn't even started it. Now I've learned my lesson. Don't judge a book by its cover (literally). Once I got into it I couldn't put it down!