MOLTO GRANDE - Couverture souple

Franklin, Dick

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1733116613 ISBN 13 : 9781733116619

Synopsis

1693 Europe: A time of enlightenment, but also disease, deadly edicts, and impending war. The epic Molto Grande spans three countries -- Italy, France, and Spain -- tracking the danger-fraught journeys of two young Italian brothers in servitude, who are separated after plague destroys their family.

Luca, after being discovered near death by a nomadic Roma (Gypsy) band, is brought into the tribal life of a long-despised and often persecuted people. He will soon know the fear of an ethnicity that must literally run for its life. Nicolo, determined by the church to have vocal potential, must undergo a perilous castration to join the music conservatoire. But even there, a powerful force is dedicated to his failure, and to ensuring that he will not achieve success as one of Europe's celebrity castrati.

Despite their contrasting paths, each will draw needed strength from a special woman, unique in her own domain. For Luca, it is Donka, daughter to the Gypsy chieftain; and for Nicolo, it is Princess Andora, daughter to the Spanish king.

The arcs of the brothers' lives, notwithstanding the cultural chasm between them, will inexorably bring them back together, but in the most surprising and deadly ways. The Duke of Savoy, the kings of France and Spain, and the intellectuals of the day will all make their marks on the lives of these siblings.

Molto Grande is rated 4.30 stars on Goodreads (23 ratings)

Dick Franklin is also author of novels Serpent at the Well, LUCY: FOR ALL THE MARBLES, and Joshua Rye, and the blog series Writing from Behind the Curve.

Détails de l'édition

• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1733116613
• ISBN 13: 9781733116619
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 813
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