Set in 15th century Renaissance Florence, it's evocative, colourful, thrilling and rich. This is my first time with Sarah Dunant, in fact I was looking for her latest book In the Company of the Courtesan but found this first. The story of Alessandra Cecchi, a young, precociously intelligent girl from one of the wealthy families in Florence - her talents, loves and fascination with the arts and a particular painter. I was beguiled from the first page with the mystery and exoticism in the writing and settings. Feeling melancholy & in bed with the flu, I was transported to another world.
Friday, April 06, 2007
The Birth of Venus - Sarah Dunant
Set in 15th century Renaissance Florence, it's evocative, colourful, thrilling and rich. This is my first time with Sarah Dunant, in fact I was looking for her latest book In the Company of the Courtesan but found this first. The story of Alessandra Cecchi, a young, precociously intelligent girl from one of the wealthy families in Florence - her talents, loves and fascination with the arts and a particular painter. I was beguiled from the first page with the mystery and exoticism in the writing and settings. Feeling melancholy & in bed with the flu, I was transported to another world.
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