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The Smile (book) : ウィキペディア英語版 | The Smile (book)
''The Smile'' (2008) is one of Donna Jo Napoli's young adult novels. With "spot-on flair for infusing history with coolness〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.donnajonapoli.com/ )〕 Napoli details a slice of the life of Monna Elisabetta, better known as Mona Lisa. While the story is fictional, some important historical figures enter the plot: Leonardo da Vinci and members of the famous Medici family are among the few. Set in Renaissance Florence, the story follows Elisabetta as she journeys to reach the moment of da Vinci's painting, detailing the secret behind her infamous smile. ==Plot== As a budding only daughter of a wealthy silk merchant in Renaissance Italy, Elisabetta finds herself on the brink of an inevitable arranged marriage. In the interest of conflict, Elisabetta longs for love rather than an arrangement. When she attends the funeral of one of Florence's most powerful men, Lorenzo de' Medici, she finds hope for that love. Leonardo da Vinci meets young Elisabetta at Lorenzo's funeral and declares that one day, when she is ready, he will paint her. It is Leonardo who introduces her to the son of Lorenzo, Giuliano de Medici. Giuliano nicknames her Mona Lisa and is responsible for bringing out her infamous smile. Through brief encounters with Giuliano, Elisabetta falls in love; but when tragedy strikes her family resulting in the death of her mother and her father's speedy remarriage, she finds herself arranged to be married to the new wife's brother-in-law. She must choose between love and duty, and learns that happy moments can be born out of the ruined ash of unfortunate circumstances.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.teenreads.com/reviews/the-smile )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/the-smile/ )〕
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