Like her bestselling THE GLASSBLOWER OF MURANO, Marina Fiorato's
fifth unforgettable historical love story is set in Venice. For
fans of Philippa Gregory, Sarah Dunant and Alison Weir. 1576. Five
years after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of
Lepanto, a ship steals unnoticed into Venice bearing a deadly
cargo. A man more dead than alive, disembarks and staggers into
Piazza San Marco. He brings a gift to Venice from Constantinople.
Within days the city is infected with bubonic plague - and the
Turkish Sultan has his revenge. But the ship also holds a secret
stowaway - Feyra, a young and beautiful harem doctor fleeing a
future as the Sultan's concubine. Only her wits and medical
knowledge keep her alive as the plague ravages Venice. In despair
the Doge commissions the architect Andrea Palladio to build the
greatest church of his career - an offering to God so magnificent
that Venice will be saved. But Palladio's own life is in danger
too, and it will require all skills of medico Annibale Cason, the
city's finest plague doctor, to keep him alive. But what Annibale
had not counted on was meeting Feyra, who is now under Palladio's
protection, a woman who can not only match his medical skills but
can also teach him how to care.
General
Imprint: |
Hodder Paperback
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2012 |
First published: |
August 2012 |
Authors: |
Marina Fiorato
|
Dimensions: |
196 x 128 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
407 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84854-567-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Historical fiction
|
LSN: |
1-84854-567-3 |
Barcode: |
9781848545670 |
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