The Botticelli Secret - A Novel of Renaissance Italy (Paperback)

In this exhilarating cross between "The Da Vinci Code" and "The Birth of Venus," " "an irrepressible young woman in 15th-century Italy must flee for her life after stumbling upon a deadly secret when she serves as a model for Botticelli...When part-time model and full-time prostitute Luciana Vetra is asked by one of her most exalted clients to pose for a painter friend, she doesn't mind serving as the model for the central figure of Flora in Sandro Botticelli's masterpiece "Primavera." But when the artist dismisses her without payment, Luciana impulsively steals an unfinished version of the painting--only to find that somone is ready to kill her to get it back. What could possibly be so valuable about the picture? As friends and clients are slaughtered around her, Luciana turns to the one man who has never desired her beauty, novice librarian Brother Guido. Fleeing Venice together, Luciana and Guido race through the nine cities of Renaissance Italy, pursued by ruthless foes who are determined to keep them from decoding the painting's secrets.Gloriously fresh and vivid, with a deliciously irreverent heroine, "The Botticelli Secret" is an irresistible blend of history, wit, and suspense.

General

Imprint:	St Martin's Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Reading Group Gold
Release date:	March 2010
First published:	March 2010
Authors:	Marina Fiorato
Dimensions:	210 x 142 x 37mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	517
ISBN-13:	978-0-312-60636-7
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Historical fiction
LSN:	0-312-60636-2
Barcode:	9780312606367

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