Daughter of Siena by Marina Fiorato

Another romantic romp through Italian history, set in 18th century Siena, with the famous horse race, Il Palio, as the backdrop. Having studied Siena's earlier history and visited the city a couple of times it was fascinating to read about its later history and learn more about the contrada. Marina Fiorato moves on apace in her inimitable way and kept my attention, despite starting the novel on a night flight to Nepal and finishing it on the Eurostar, returning from Strasbourg, a few weeks later. I look forward to reading it again one day.