I, Mona Lisa by Natasha Solomons

Had I, Mona Lisa by Natasha Solomons not been the chosen book for this month’s U3A reading group, I doubt I would have encountered it. I’m so glad I did and it’s my pleasure to share my review today. I, Mona Lisa was published by Penguin in paperback in 23rd February 2023 and is available in all formats through the publisher links here. I, Mona Lisa The Mona Lisa has hung in the Louvre for over two-hundred years. She has watched alone in silence as millions of people have admired her behind the glass. Now, she is finally ready to tell her own story. Over five centuries, from da Vinci’s bustling Florentine studio to the opulent French court, Mona will be desired, stolen, heartbroken, curious, furious, and above all, she will be heard. My Review of I, Mona Lisa The life of the painting Mona Lisa told through her own voice. What a remarkable book. Initially I wasn’t sure I was going to enjoy it as it took me a while to adjust my reluctant acceptance of a first person narrative told by a painting. I didn’t much like Mona Lisa either to begin with. However, my prejudices were entirely that – prejudice based on ill formed opinion, and I confess I was entirely wrong. I ended up being mesm...