Internationally renowned author Robert Coover returns with a major new novel set in Venice and featuring one of its most famous citizens, Pinocchio. The result is a brilliant philosophical discourse on what it means to be human; a hilarious, bawdy adventure; and a fitting tribute to the history, gra
A Trial in Venice
โ Scribed by Roberta Rich
- Publisher
- Doubleday Canada
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 190 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0385676700
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โฆ Synopsis
The thrilling conclusion to the #1 national bestselling historical trilogy by Roberta Rich.
In The Midwife of Venice , set in 1575, Hannah Levi was forced to flee Venice with the baby of a Venetian aristocratic family whom she rescued. Roberta Rich followed that action-packed adventure with The Harem Midwife , which exiled Hannah and her beloved husband Isaac to Constantinople--only for Hannah to become enmeshed in the shady politics of a sultan's harem. And now, with A Trial in Venice , set five years later, Hannah is forced back to Venice--both to opulent yet crumbling villas and the Jewish ghetto known as Veneto. Her beloved adopted son Matteo has been kidnapped and is in danger once more. And this time, so is Hannah.
A rollicking and evocative read, peopled with beguiling, unforgettable characters (including the epic return of the troublesome and winsome Foscari and Cesca), this novel is a breathtaking follow up to _The Midwife of...
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