Three Fires

In this compelling audiobook, Denise Mina delves into the life of Girolamo Savonarola, a Dominican friar in late fifteenth-century Florence known for his passionate anti-corruption sermons and the notorious "Bonfire of the Vanities." As he railed against the excesses of the ruling Medici family, he temporarily rose to power, only to face excommunication and execution for his fervent campaigns against vice and corruption within the Catholic Church. Mina draws intriguing parallels between Savonarola's turbulent era and contemporary culture wars, examining the ongoing struggles surrounding wealth, inequality, and freedom of speech.