The book fascinatingly and vividly describes the era of the merciless struggle for power in the Vatican of the 15th century. The blonde girl who appeared on the April day, named Lucretia, was to become an instrument of political intrigue of her father, the powerful Pope Alexander VI. Her destructive tactics of concessions and the habit of not noticing what was happening around her turned the image of Lucretia Borgia into a symbol & # 96; black widow & # 96; and poisoners.