The Road to Gesualdo
by Erika Rummel
Leonora d’Este was betrothed behind her back and without her consent. She was to marry Prince Carlo di Gesualdo, and that was that. But soon she noticed odd behavior from her husband. Was he slipping into madness? This tale of 16th century Italy plays out through the eyes of Leonora’s lady-in-waiting, Livia, and the love she cannot have, Pietro. Will anyone find happiness on The Road to Gesualdo?