Selvaggia de' Vergiolesi

A historical tale set in and around a mountain stronghold intertwines a lyrical romance between a celebrated poet and a spirited young woman with the violent realities of factional conflict. Political councils, sieges, skirmishes, and desperate defenses alternate with dances, secret meetings, and tender attachments. The narrative traces surrender, exile, clandestine embassies, betrayals and revelations, tragic deaths, and a hazardous passage across the highlands, closing on returns and reckonings that probe loyalty, courage, and the human costs of communal strife.