Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie

Our next book is the Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie. Here's a quick synopsis/review:

At it's heart, The Enchtress of Florence is about the power of story - whether it is the imagine life of a Moghul queen , or the devastating secret held by the silver-tongued Florentine. Make no mistake, it is Rushdie who is the true "Enchanter" of this story, conjuring readers into his gilded fairy tale from the very first sentence: "In the day's last light the glowing lake below the palace-city looked like a sea of molten gold." At once bawdy, gorgeous, gory, and hilarious, The Enchantress of Florence is a study in contradiction, highlighted in it's barbarian philosopher-king who detests his bloodthirsty heritage even while he carries it out. Full of rich sentences running nearly the length of the page, Rushdie's 10th novel blends facts and fable into a challenging but satisfying read.