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The Botticelli Secret: A Novel of Renaissance Italy
Contributor(s): Fiorato, Marina (Author)
ISBN: 0312606362     ISBN-13: 9780312606367
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
OUR PRICE:   $22.49  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical - Renaissance
- Fiction | Thrillers - Historical
- Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2009033892
Series: Reading Group Gold
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (1.50 lbs) 544 pages
 
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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.

Contributor Bio(s): Fiorato, Marina: - Marina Fiorato is half-Venetian and a history graduate of Oxford University and the University of Venice, where she specialized in the study of Shakespeare's plays as an historical source. She has worked as an illustrator, an actress, and a film reviewer, and designed tour visuals for rock bands including U2 and the Rolling Stones. Her historical fiction includes the Venetian Bargain, The Daughter of Siena, The Botticelli Secret, and her debut novel, The Glassblower of Murano, which was an international bestseller. She was married on the Grand Canal in Venice, and now lives in London with her family.