The Botticelli Secret by Marina Fiorato
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.
Gloriously fresh and vivid, with a deliciously irreverent heroine, The Botticelli Secret is an irresistible blend of history, wit, and suspense.d 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.d 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.
Marina Fiorato is half-Venetian and a history graduate of Oxford University and the University of Venice, where she specialized in the historical analysis of Shakespeare's plays. She's worked as an illustrator, an actress, and a film critic, and she's produced tour visuals for U2 and the Rolling Stones, among others. Her first novel, The Glassblower of Murano, was an international success, and her second novel, The Daughter of Siena, is historical fiction. She married on Venice's Grand Canal and now lives with her family in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780312606367 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312606362 |
| Title | The Botticelli Secret |
| Author | Marina Fiorato |
| Series | Reading Group Gold |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | St Martin's Press |
| Year published | 2010-03-30 |
| Number of pages | 544 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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