The Girl of His Dreams
(Brunetti 17)
$31.33
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
1 May 2009
Summary
The seventeenth instalment in the bestselling crime series by Silver Dagger winner Donna Leon sees Commissario Brunetti investigate the death of a young girl whose body is found in the Venice canals.
‘The seventeenth title in an excellent, unflagging series … The Girl of His Dreams marks an evolution, even a quiet revolution, in Leon’s storytelling.’ Times Literary Supplement
‘In The Girl of His Dreams, Donna Leon is writing at her fluent best.’ The Independent
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099517641 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099517647 |
| Author: | Donna Leon |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 1 May 2009 |
| Weight: | 230g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 130mm x 20mm |
| Series: | A Commissario Brunetti Mystery |
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Critics Review
In The Girl of His Dreams , Donna Leon is writing at her fluent best
In The Girl of His Dreams, Donna Leon is writing at her fluent best * The Independent *
Written in a powerful, economical style…Leon’s 17th novel is one of her darkest and most reflective * Guardian *
Another intriguing episode in this fine series * Sunday Telegraph *
The Girl of his Dreams is an artful examination of family ties as well as a clear-eyed survey of the pros and cons of political correctness * Evening Standard *
The seventeenth title in an excellent, unflagging series…The Girl of His Dreams marks an evolution, even a quiet revolution, in Leon’s storytelling * TLS *
About The Author
Donna Leon
Donna Leon was named by The Times as one of the 50 Greatest Crime Writers. She is an award-winning crime novelist, celebrated for the bestselling Brunetti series. Donna has lived in Venice for thirty years and previously lived in Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Iran and China, where she worked as a teacher. Donna’s books have been translated into thirty-five languages and have been published around the world. Her previous novels featuring Commissario Brunetti have all been highly acclaimed; including Friends in High Places, which won the CWA Macallan Silver Dagger for Fiction, Fatal Remedies, Doctored Evidence, A Sea of Troubles and Beastly Things.
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