The Botticelli Secret - Couverture souple

Fiorato, Marina

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0312606362 ISBN 13 : 9780312606367

Editeur : St. Martin's Griffin, 2010

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The third unforgettable historical love story set in Italy from Marina Fiorato, author of the bestseller THE GLASSBLOWER OF MURANO. For fans of Philippa Gregory, Sarah Dunant and Alison Weir.

Florence looks like gold and smells like sulphur . . .In the colourful world of fifteenth-century Italy, Luciana Vetra is young and beautiful, a part-time model and full-time whore. When she is asked to pose as the goddess Flora for Sandro Botticelli's painting La Primavera, she is willing to oblige - until the artist abruptly sends her away without payment. Affronted, she steals an unfinished version of the painting - only to find that someone is ready to kill her to get it back.

As friends and associates are murdered around her, Luciana turns to the one man who has never tried to exploit her beauty, Brother Guido della Torre, a novice at the monastery of Santa Croce. Fleeing Florence together, Luciana and Guido race through the nine great cities of Renaissance Italy, desperately trying to decode the painting's secrets before their enemies stop them.

Revue de presse

Praise for Marina Fiorato:

'A great read'

(Best)

'Captures the scents, passion and vigour of Italy' (Books Quarterly)

'Fiorato creates her own masterpiece' (Booklist)

'Mesmerising' (Waterstones Books Quarterly)

'Recommended' (Good Book Guide)

'A sizzling . . . read, and a must to pack in the suitcase' (Italian Magazine)

'The enchanting tale . . . is rich with passion, mystery and intrigue' (Booktime)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: St. Martin's Griffin
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0312606362
• ISBN 13: 9780312606367
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 544