Carnevale
Author(s): M.R. Lovric
Set against the watery splendour of Venice this is a historical novel based on the lives of the famous lovers Byron and Casanova and the mistress they shared. Or did they? 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
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'Think gondolas, palazzi, delicate food and amorous trysts ... A lavish description of a sensual education that drips detail and drama' ELLE 'An intriguing, magical tale woven around the enigmatic character and grandeur of the Venetian Republic' AXM 'Cecilia is a charming character and this is a touching ... even moving read' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
M.R. Lovric is of Yugoslavian descent and splits her time between London and Italy. Carnevale is her first novel.
General Fields
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- : little
- : little
- : 04 July 2002
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : M.R. Lovric
- : Paperback
- : New edition
- : 823.92
- : 640