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The secret of the Mona Lisa
Florence, 1494: Lisa Gherardini and Giuliano from the powerful Medici dynasty are secretly lovers. When the Medici are driven out of the city, Lisa's father forces the young woman to marry the much older silk merchant Francesco del Giocondo. But her heart is set on her lover.
Venice, 1495: Leonardo da Vinci is the most famous artist of his time. When Giuliano de' Medici asks him to paint a portrait of Lisa in order to send news to his beloved, Leonardo takes the risky gamble. As a result, Lisa is not only caught up in a dangerous conspiracy - her heart is also put to a severe test.
Literary works by Beate Rygiert
Strong women and their fascinating lives: Beate Rygiert touches the hearts of her readers. Or as her fan community around the world puts it: novels by Beate Rygiert are pure happiness - you can never have enough of them.
Memoirs by Beate Rygiert
Invented and real worlds: Beate Rygiert is at home in both. In biographies and memoirs, she brings poignant fates close to her readers. Heart-opening and empathetic, these books are national and international bestsellers.
When I fell from the sky
"For me, the jungle was never a green hell, but a place that kept me alive."
At 17, Juliane Koepcke crashed over the Peruvian jungle and survived alone in the jungle for eleven days. In her moving memoir "Als ich vom Himmel fiel" (When I fell from the sky), she describes 40 years later with Beate Rygiert her impressive fight for survival in the Peruvian rainforest and tells why she owes her life to the "Green Hell".