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Daughter of Venice
By Donna Jo Napoli
A rich and authentic historical romance set in sixteenth-century Venice.
Venice, Italy, 1592. Donata Mocenigo, younger daughter of one of the city's great noble families, leads a life of wealth and privilege. But she feels constricted by the many rules of etiquette she must observe and rejects the role of dutiful daughter and the future her father has planned for her – either to be married (if she is lucky) or to become a nun. So Donata and her sisters come up with a daring plan allowing her to escape the palazzo and explore. But little does she realise that in doing so she will change her own and her family's lives for ever…
- "Napoli writes with vigour and compassion ... the novel thrums with historical detail and feminist ardour." The Independent on Sunday
About the author
Donna Jo Napoli is a professor of linguistics and author of many distinguished books for young readers. "Daughter of Venice" was inspired by some research she did into the education of wealthy women in sixteenth-century Italy.
ISBN:
9781406302639
Imprint:
Walker Books
Distributor:
TL Distribution in Australia & Macmillan Publishers in New Zealand
Binding:
Paperback
Release Date:
October 1, 2006
Dimensions:
120 x 190mm, 272pp
Stock Status:
Backlist title
Australian RRP:
$16.95
New Zealand RRP:
$19.99
Stock Level:
In Stock