Carnevale - Couverture souple

Lovric, M.R.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1860498663 ISBN 13 : 9781860498664

Editeur : Virago Press Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

1782. The 13-year old daughter of a Venetian merchant family is lured naked from her bath by a stray cat and finds herself in the arms of Casanova - the legendary seducer of women. Twenty-five years later Cecilia is in Albania, now a portrait painter of some renown, her fame in this area eclipsed only by her reputation as the last woman in Venice to have been loved by Casanova. Enter a young man from England, a troubled poet, looking for adventure at any price - a man who begins his affair with Cecilia with the announcement 'I rather look on love as a hostile transaction.' For Cecilia, who had blossomed under the tender, unselfish love of another man, Byron proves a rude awakening. While Casanova hid nothing from her, Byron hides everything, but she paints rich portraits of both men. This unique and extraordinary novel combines sensuous descriptions of painting with rich portraits of real people, all set against the decaying grandeur of Venice.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

M.R. Lovric is of Yugoslavian descent and splits her time between London and Italy. Carnevale is her first novel.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Virago Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1860498663
• ISBN 13: 9781860498664
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 640
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible