Description
With their stomachs churning on the jewels they have swallowed, the courtesan Fiammetta and her companion dwarf Bucino escape the sack of Rome. It's 1527. They head for the shimmering, decadent city of Venice. Sarah Dunant's epic novel of sixteenth-century Renaissance Italy is a story about the sins of pleasure and the pleasures of sin, an intoxicating mix of fact and fiction, and a dazzling portait of one of the worlds greatest cities at its most potent moment in history.
The breathtaking historical novel about love, beauty, the politics of sex and the power of loyalty set in Venice, by the bestselling author of Sacred Hearts
About the Author
Sarah Dunant has written eight novels, edited two books of essays and worked widely in television, radio and in print. Her most recent novel, the bestselling The Birth of Venus, has been the subject of major acclaim both here and in the United States. She lives in London and Florence.
Book Information
ISBN 9781844089109
Author Sarah Dunant
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint Virago Press Ltd
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 290g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 27mm
The breathtaking historical novel about love, beauty, the politics of sex and the power of loyalty set in Venice, by the bestselling author of Sacred Hearts
About the Author
Sarah Dunant has written eight novels, edited two books of essays and worked widely in television, radio and in print. Her most recent novel, the bestselling The Birth of Venus, has been the subject of major acclaim both here and in the United States. She lives in London and Florence.
Book Information
ISBN 9781844089109
Author Sarah Dunant
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint Virago Press Ltd
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 290g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 27mm
