Daughter Of Venice by Donna Jo Napoli
Venice, Italy, 1592. Donata Mocenigo, younger daughter to one of the city's great noble families, leads a life full of wealth and privileges. But she feels constricted by the many rules of etiquette she must observe. So Donata and her sisters come up with a daring plan for her to escape the palazzo and explore. But little does she realize that in doing so, she will change her own and her family's lives for ever.