: Use the Women’s Prize for Fiction Guide to find specific discussion questions on violence and gender roles.
Focus on the pressure to produce an heir. Lucrezia is valued only for her reproductive capabilities, which O'Farrell highlights through vivid, sensory language. The Marriage Portrait Pdf
Analyze Lucrezia’s perspective as an artist. Her ability to see the "underpainting" of people and situations allows her to recognize the danger she is in long before others do. : Use the Women’s Prize for Fiction Guide