The lost diary of Venice : a novel
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2020].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
328 pages ; 25 cm
Status
Oliver La Farge - Adult
Fiction DeRoux, M
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Fiction DeRoux, M
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Southside - Adult
Fiction DeRoux, M
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Fiction DeRoux, M
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Oliver La Farge - Adult | Fiction DeRoux, M | Hardcover | On Shelf |
Southside - Adult | Fiction DeRoux, M | Hardcover | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2020].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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In the wake of her father's death, Rose Newlin finds solace in her work as a book restorer. Then, one rainy Connecticut afternoon, a struggling painter appears at her door. William Lomazzo brings with him a sixteenth-century treatise on art, which Rose quickly identifies as a palimpsest: a document written over a hidden diary that had purposely been scraped away. Yet the restoration sparks an unforeseen challenge when William--a married man--and Rose experience an instant, unspoken attraction. Five centuries earlier, Renaissance-era Venetians find themselves at the mercy of an encroaching Ottoman fleet preparing for a bloody war. Giovanni Lomazzo, a portrait artist grappling with tragedy, discovers that his vision is fading with each passing day. Facing the possibility of a completely dark world, Gio begins to document his every encounter, including what may be his final artistic feat: a commission to paint the enchanting courtesan of one of Venice's most powerful military commanders. Soon, however, Gio finds himself enraptured by a magnificent forbidden love. Spellbound by Gio's revelations, Rose and William are soon forced to confront the reality of their own mystifying connection.
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