The Lost Diary of Venice
by Margaux DeRoux
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Pub Date 11 Jun 2020 | Archive Date 10 Jan 2022
Orion Publishing Group | Trapeze
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Description
A secret diary. A forbidden love. A centuries old mystery to solve.
When a rare sixteenth-century manuscript lands on her desk courtesy of William, a struggling painter, shy book restorer Rose makes a startling discovery: it is a palimpsest. Beneath the text is a different document, one that's been written over. What they discover is the secret diary of William's ancestor, Giovanni Lomazzo, a Venetian painter who has just been commissioned by Venice's most powerful admiral to paint a portrait of his favourite courtesan... it is a diary of forbidden love, dangerous political plots, and secrets that could destroy everyone involved.
Together, Rose and William work to solve the mystery of what happened to the secret lovers. As feelings develop between Rose and William, their own experience begins to mirror the affair that they're uncovering, and each set of lovers is forced to confront the reality of their romance.
A richly detailed and sweeping page-turner, Margaux's sumptuous portrait of late Renaissance Italy will have you falling headlong into history, slipping in and out of the shadows along the canals of Venice.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781409188230 |
| PRICE | £8.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 336 |
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Featured Reviews
Book B, Reviewer
What a lovely read this was! It all starts off in a bookshop in America. That storyline takes us into the world of a manuscript, restored books and missing pieces of puzzles from the past. The second thread of the story then leads us into Renaissance Italy, the story behind that manuscript and the love story between two unexpected souls.
I won't repeat the blurb or go into the plot as this is more of a reading experience than just a novel. You have to go in without knowing a great deal and allow the world of Renaissance Italy, real life history, historical figures and art..oh the art! to envelope your senses.
Wonderfully created, this is an author who has done some serious research but leaves most of it seeping from the pages, not written blindly across it. ~The characters tell the story for you and you travel with them.
Ps The author note is very detailed and very interesting in its own right!
Maria M, Librarian
I read this ARC for an honest review
All thoughts and opinions are mine
This is a new author to me but I shall be looking out for more
I absolutely loved this - couldn't put down
This is well researched and written. So atmostpheric and vivid
Loved the characters and the story
I was totally drawn in and absorbed
A superb read
I rarely give 5 stars and wish I could give it more!!
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