The seventeenth title in an excellent, unflagging series . . . The Girl of His Dreams marks an evolution, even a quiet revolution, in Leon's storytelling. Times Literary Supplement 'In The Girl of His Dreams, Donna Leon is writing at her fluent best.' The Independent A priest recently returned from years of missionary work has made a personal request of Commissario Guido Brunettibut the police detective suspects the mans motives. A new, American-style Protestant sect has begun to meet in Venice, and its possible the priest is merely apprehensive of the competition. But the preacher could also be fleecing his growing flock, so Brunetti and Inspector Vianello, along with their wives, decide to go undercover. In the midst of the investigation, though, the body of a Gypsy child washes up in a canaland Brunetti finds himself haunted by both the crime and the girl . . . An artful examination of family ties as well as a clear-eyed survey of the pros and cons of political correctness Evening Standard. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Titre: The Girl of His Dreams
�diteur: Cornerstone, United Kingdom, London
Date de parution: 2009
Langue: anglais
ISBN � 10 chiffres: 0099517647
ISBN � 13 chiffres: 9780099517641
Reliure: Paperback
�tat de l'article: Very Good

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'In The Girl of His Dreams, Donna Leon is writing at her fluent best.' The Independent

2008 Washington Post Book World Best Book of the Year
Independent Mystery Booksellers Association Bestseller
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One rainy morning Commissario Brunetti and Ispettore Vianello respond to an emergency call reporting a body floating near some steps on the Grand Canal. Reaching down to pull it out, Brunetti's wrist is caught by the silkiness of golden hair, and he sees a small foot - together he and Vianello lift a dead girl from the water.

But, inconceivably, no one has reported a missing child, nor the theft of the gold jewellery that she carries. Brunetti is drawn into a search not only for the cause of her death but also for her identity, her family, and for the secrets that people will keep in order to protect their children - be they innocent or guilty.

From the canals and palazzi of Venice to a gypsy encampment on the mainland, Brunetti struggles with institutional prejudice and entrenched criminality to try to unravel the fate of the dead child.

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Donna Leon was named by The Times as one of the 50 Greatest Crime Writers. She is an award-winning crime novelist, celebrated for the bestselling Brunetti series. Donna has lived in Venice for thirty years and previously lived in Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Iran and China, where she worked as a teacher. Donna's books have been translated into thirty-five languages and have been published around the world.

Her previous novels featuring Commissario Brunetti have all been highly acclaimed; including Friends in High Places, which won the CWA Macallan Silver Dagger for Fiction, Fatal Remedies, Doctored Evidence, A Sea of Troubles and Beastly Things.

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