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The Lost Diary of Venice

Author: Margaux DeRoux  

A secret diary. Two love stories connected through history. A centuries old mystery to solve. A richly detailed page-turner that plunges the reader into 16th century Venice, for fans of Kate Morton, Rachel Hore and Kathryn Hughes.

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A secret diary. Two love stories connected through history. A centuries old mystery to solve. A richly detailed page-turner that plunges the reader into 16th century Venice, for fans of Kate Morton, Rachel Hore and Kathryn Hughes.

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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.

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“A beautiful, great love story”

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About the Author

Margaux DeRoux lives in San Francisco, where she worked as a consultant for startups and companies like Google and LinkedIn. She has studied art history and comes from a family of artists. The Lost Diary of Venice is her first novel.

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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, this 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. Perfect f or fans of Kate Morton, Rachel Hore and Kathryn Hughes.

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Product Details

Publisher
Orion Publishing Co | Trapeze
Published
11th June 2020
Pages
336
ISBN
9781409188209

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