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In The Company Of The Courtesan

Categorie	Engels
Boeknummer	#266110
Titel	In The Company Of The Courtesan
Auteur	Dunant, Sarah
Boektype	Pocket
Uitgeverij	Virago
Jaar van uitgave	2007
ISBN10	1844084159
ISBN13	9781844084159
Taal	Engels
Samenvatting	1527. While the Papal city of Rome burns - brutally sacked by an invading army including Protestant heretics - two of her most interesting and wily citizens slip away, their stomachs churning on the jewels they have swallowed as the enemy breaks down their doors. Though almost as damaged as their beloved city, Fiammetta Bianchini and Bucino Teodoldi - a fabulous courtesan and her dwarf companion - are already planning their future. They head for the shimmering beauty of Venice, a honey pot of wealth and trade where they start to rebuild their business. As a partnership they are invincible: Bucino, clever with a sharp eye and a wicked tongue and Fiammetta, beautiful and shrewd, trained from birth to charm, entertain and satisfy men who have the money to support her. Venice, however, is a c... (Lees verder)ity which holds its own temptations. From the admiring Turk in search of human novelties for his Sultan's court, to the searing passion of a young lover who wants more than his allotted nights. But the greatest challenge comes from a young blind woman, a purveyor of health and beauty, who insinuates her way into their lives with devastating consequences for them all.
Pagina's	408
Conditie	Goed
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