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At one level an escapist fantasy, at another a parable about the liberation of the spirit, this delicious confection will work its magic on all.' '...

With their stomachs churning on the jewels they have swallowed, the courtesan Fiammetta and her companion dwarf Bucino escape the sack of Rome. It'...

Product Description By the end of the fifteenth century, the beauty and creativity of Italy is matched only by its brutality and corruption. When...

Product Description Alessandra is not quite fifteen when her prosperous merchant father brings a young painter back with him from Holland to ador...

Review Sarah Dunant's sparkling novel, In the Name of the Family, is girded by a keen political intelligence and a stunning feel for Italy in the ...