The Marchesa A Novel |
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| Translator:
| McEwen, Alastair |
| Author:
| Hornby, Simonetta Agnello |
| ISBN: | 978-0-312-42747-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2008 |
| Publisher: | Picador
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $23.00 |
Book Description:
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From the award-winning and internationally acclaimed author ofThe Almond Picker comes this sumptuous family saga set in nineteenth-century Sicily. Costanza Safamita is the beloved daughter of the Baron Domenico Safamita: Red-haired, gawky, and shy, she is considered an outsider by many on her family's estate. But when her adoring father makes her the sole heir to the Safamita fortune, she finds herself plunged into the glittering world of Palermo society, and into the arms of...
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From the award-winning and internationally acclaimed author ofThe Almond Picker comes this sumptuous family saga set in nineteenth-century Sicily. Costanza Safamita is the beloved daughter of the Baron Domenico Safamita: Red-haired, gawky, and shy, she is considered an outsider by many on her family's estate. But when her adoring father makes her the sole heir to the Safamita fortune, she finds herself plunged into the glittering world of Palermo society, and into the arms of a depraved husband. As Costanza endures the travails of her marriage, she must also fight to preserve the family's household and way of life against the tide of revolution and change. Set against the fall of the Bourbon monarchy, and the rise of the mafia,The Marchesais a scintillating family drama, and a masterly fresco of a now vanished world.