La Camicia – Paperback

When the celebrated artist Sandro Botticelli is commissioned to paint the most beautiful woman in Florence, he expects a routine portrait, a familiar patron, a work destined for a noble household.

Simonetta Vespucci-admired by poets, envied by noblewomen, and bound to a marriage shaped by duty and reputation-lives under the constant scrutiny of a city that has turned her into an icon. When her husband is imprisoned in Rome, the distance between obligation and desire begins to shift.

What starts in Botticelli’s studio evolves into a dangerous affair sustained by locked doors, whispered lies, and stolen hours. Florence, however, is a city that thrives on secrets, and powerful families keep score.

In a world where beauty inspires devotion and scandal invites ruin, Sandro and Simonetta must decide how much they are willing to risk for one another-and whether love can endure once secrecy becomes deadly.