04935cam a2200913 4500 468418255 TxAuBib 20201029120000.0 ||||||s2006||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781588365507 1588365506 B000GCFCJ6 Amazon a39c2d04-1e0a-42f0-a430-acfaed8197f8 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 43606 43606 43606 94640 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Dunant, Sarah. In the Company of the Courtesan [Libby eBook] : A Novel. Random House Publishing Group, 2006. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2352kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. literary historical fiction. historical fiction books. Historical Fiction. historical novels. renaissance italy. historic fiction. historical novel. mystery thriller. mystery suspense. historical books. suspense books. crime fiction. mystery books. 21st century. 16th century. Prostitution. prostitutes. Renaissance. beach reads. crime books. Historical. prostitute. Courtesans. Thrillers. suspense. Thriller. dwarfism. dwarves. romance. History. venice. Virago. Titian. crime. women. Drama. dwarf. Italy. Rome. Saga. love. sex. HTML: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. Yet as their fortunes rise, this perfect partnership comes under threat, from the searing passion of a lover who wants more than his allotted nights to the attentions of an admiring Turk in search of human novelties for his sultan's court. But Fiammetta and Bucino's greatest challenge comes from a young crippled woman, a blind healer who insinuates herself into their lives and hearts with devastating consequences for them all. A story of desire and deception, sin and religion, loyalty and friendship, In the Company of the Courtesan paints a portrait of one of the world's greatest cities at its most potent moment in history: It is a picture that remains vivid long after the final page. From the Hardcover edition.. Historical Fiction. Literature. Thriller. Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2020-12-28 22:00:03. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/A39/C2D/04/IntheCompanyoftheCourtesanANovel9781588365507.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=A39C2D04-1E0A-42F0-A430-ACFAED8197F8&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/A39/C2D/04/IntheCompanyoftheCourtesanANovel9781588365507.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=A39C2D04-1E0A-42F0-A430-ACFAED8197F8&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/A39/C2D/04/IntheCompanyoftheCourtesanANovel9781588365507.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=A39C2D04-1E0A-42F0-A430-ACFAED8197F8&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)