Bibliograph

In the company of the courtesan, Sarah Dunant

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In the company of the courtesan, Sarah Dunant

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [369]-371)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

In the company of the courtesan

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

288956830

Responsibility statement

Sarah Dunant

Summary

My lady, Fiammetta Bianchini, was plucking her eyebrows and biting color into her lips when the unthinkable happened and the Holy Roman Emperor's army blew a hole in the wall of God's eternal city, letting in a flood of half-starved, half-crazed troops bent on pillage and punishment. Thus begins In the Company of the Courtesan, Sarah Dunant's epic novel of life in Renaissance Italy. Escaping the sack of Rome in 1527, with their stomachs churning on the jewels they have swallowed, the courtesan Fiammetta and her dwarf companion, Bucino, head for Venice, the shimmering city born out of water to become a miracle of east-west trade: rich and rancid, pious and profitable, beautiful and squalid. With a mix of courage and cunning they infiltrate Venetian society. Together they make the perfect partnership: the sharp-tongued, sharp-witted dwarf, and his vibrant mistress, trained from birth to charm, entertain, and satisfy men who have the money to support her ..

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